Riigihanked Kogemus

• Facilitating ABB, a leading global engineering company, in Estonian, Latvian and Finnish public procurement matters for a substantial cross-border energy line project including devising solutions to avoid repetitive procurement.

  Assisting a consortium of foreign investors in a tender for privatisation of a Latvian municipal heating company including evaluating the tender proposal, negotiating with the municipality and the heating company and analysing tender results.

  Assisting an Estonian hospital in drafting decisions on rejecting a bid which did not conform to technical specifications.

  Advising a leading European aeronautical group in public procurement procedures involving acquisition of three new helicopters by a state institution plus assisting in contract negotiations.

  Successfully representing an international workwear & materials rental company in its challenge to public procurement of clothing rental for the public mail service based on individual procedural errors by the buyer, who accepted the challenge during the hearing at the Public Procurement office.

  Representing Europe's leading fully integrated aeronautical group in challenging public procurement of a helicopter by the Estonian Interior Ministry.

  Advising a major database solutions provider on developing its legal position in an unsuccessful public procurement.

  Consulting a major software distributor on public procurement of software licences plus successfully challenging procurement invitation documents where the invitation advantaged a particular software manufacturer.

  Representing a major street-cleaning operator in challenging a public procurement decision where the client was disqualified for alleged deficiencies in documentation. The Public Procurement Board annulled the decision on the basis that it had been improperly motivated and due to errors in exercising discretionary powers.

  Advising a major helicopter manufacturer on tax treatment of intra-community deliveries and imports of goods.

  Advising a global laptop computer manufacturer in relation to supply of approx 100 defective laptops under public procurement to the Estonian Ministry of Justice.

  Successfully protecting a global electronics and engineering operator against a challenge by a competitor after the client had won a tender by special procedure where for technical reasons the contract could be awarded only to a particular economic operator. The challenge was dismissed and the deal valued at EUR 4.8 million went ahead.

  Advising the Council of Europe Development Bank on legal issues for an international financial institution taking part in public procurement proceedings under Latvian law.

  Assisting a leading Lithuanian advertising agency in a project to create a Lithuania trade mark.

  Assisting Pakri Saarte Arenduse, a recognised Estonian developer, in structuring a project, drafting an inter-participant co-operation agreement and advising on preparatory issues such as public procurement and communication with the public partner.

  Acting as local legal advisor to Riga City Council in the early stages of the Riga Northern Corridor project, an urban highway including a river crossing, to integrate Riga Port in the Via Baltica highway network. Services covered complex legal analysis and due diligence in this landmark PPP project in Latvia valued at over EUR 1 billion.

  Advising Riga International Airport on the consequences of terminating the tender for the new Riga airport development project - a case causing wide public and media attention - including risk analysis as to international arbitration claims for pre-investment expenditure under bilateral investment protection treaties (BITs) in the light of public international law and latest tribunal practice.

  Acting for the Latvian State Agency for Interior Properties in organising a PPP tender for a public building in the city of Ventspils and preparing a full set of tender documents, including a draft PPP contract plus tax risk assessment.