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Cabinet de Avocatură Dimofte, Galați

Practice area

Public procurement lawyer in Galați

We assist economic operators participating in public tenders and contracting authorities organising them: from analysing the award documentation and drafting clarification requests to the challenge before CNSC and disputes over performance of the contract. Deadlines in this field are very short, sometimes only a few days.

How we can help

  • Analysis of the award documentation and requests for clarifications
  • Challenges to restrictive award documentation
  • Challenges before the National Council for Solving Complaints (CNSC)
  • Complaints against CNSC decisions before the court of appeal
  • Challenging the outcome of the procedure and decisions rejecting the offer
  • Disputes over the performance, modification and termination of procurement contracts
  • Challenging entry on the list of economic operators with breaches
  • Assistance for contracting authorities in preparing documentation

How a case unfolds

  1. Checking the deadline

    The first question is always how many days remain. Challenge deadlines are counted in days from the date of knowledge and differ depending on the estimated value of the contract. A missed deadline cannot be recovered.

  2. The challenge

    We file the challenge before CNSC, with the necessary grounds and evidence, and follow the procedure until the decision. Where applicable, we request suspension of the award procedure.

  3. The court complaint

    The CNSC decision is attacked with a complaint before the court of appeal, again within a short deadline. We argue the complaint and, in parallel, prepare any actions concerning performance of the contract.

Who handles it

George Dimofte

Attorney at law, tax consultant, chartered accountant

George Dimofte is an attorney at law with Baroul Galați, practising since 2012 through his own firm. He is also an active tax consultant, a Chamber of Tax Consultants member since 2007, a chartered accountant (CECCAR) since 2010 and a judicial tax expert with Tribunalul Galați. His main fields are tax law, administrative litigation and economic offences.

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Frequently asked questions

Within what time can I challenge the outcome of a tender?

The deadline depends on the estimated value of the contract and is counted in days from the date of knowledge of the contested document. It is one of the shortest deadlines in legal practice, which is why contact must be made on the same day you receive notification of the outcome.

Does a challenge before CNSC cost anything?

Filing a challenge before CNSC does not involve a court stamp duty, but the law provides for a good conduct guarantee in certain situations, and the subsequent complaint before the court of appeal is subject to fees. We tell you the exact costs for your procedure before starting.

Can the award documentation be challenged, not only the outcome?

Yes, and it is often more effective. A restrictive or discriminatory requirement in the specifications can be attacked before offers are submitted. Once you have submitted an offer without challenging, the possibility of criticising those requirements narrows considerably.

What happens to the procedure while the challenge is pending?

As a rule, the authority cannot conclude the contract until the challenge is resolved. There are however exceptions and situations in which suspension must be expressly requested, so we assess case by case whether a separate request is needed.

Domenii înrudite

Do you have a public procurement question?

Call us or write a few lines about what is going on. We will tell you who will handle it, which documents to prepare and what it costs, before any work begins.

+40 723 255 392George Dimofte+40 722 398 232Gabriela Dimofteoffice@avocatidimofte.ro

The office is on Str. Domnească nr. 84, Galați. Open Monday to Friday, 09:00 - 17:00. See the map and directions.