1. Presentation By Ireland Poland Business Association The Embassy of the Republic of Poland & CQS Group “Winning Public Tenders in Poland”

2. The Ireland Poland Business Association Matthew Creagh – Committee IPBA What is IPBA Non-profit bilateral trade association / incorporated as a Limited Company Founded in 1991 ( 20 years ) 74 Corporate & Individual members Intention of “ promoting & developing trade and business links between Ireland and Poland” Supported by the Embassy of Poland Contact - Tess Byrne admin@irelandpoland.comadmin@irelandpoland.com www.irelandpoland.com

3. Reasons for the Presentation  Large No. of Irish Companies participating & winning Public Tenders in Poland 1. Main Contractors  Main contractors winning Motorway Projects SRB ( Sisk / Roadbridge ) - A1 Motorway €520m SIAC - A4 Motorway €356m  These projects are having a knock on effect / providing employment for Irish people Main Contractor’s personnel Sub-Contractors Suppliers Designers 2. Consultants  Won approximately 15 tenders in the past two years Architects Consultant Engineers

4.  Matthew Creagh - Managing Director CQS Group  Founded in 1998  CQS Group Services Cost Management Project Management Technical Inspection Project Funding  Regions of Operation Ireland & UK Poland – since 2007 Slovakia & Czech Republic Projects throughout Poland www.cqs.ie

5.  Michael Shelly Main Board Director Managing Director of PM Group ( Central & Eastern Europe )  Founded in 1973  PM Group offers construction management architecture and engineering design range of technical and consulting services  Team of 1,700 people  Seven Strategic Regions of Operation Ireland UK Western Europe Central & Eastern Europe Middle East Asia USA www.pmgroup-global.com

6. Tobin Consulting Engineers  Marek Klimczyk – Country Manager in Poland  Founded in 1952  Multi-disciplinary consultancy service  Services Include ; water & wastewater waste management energy & environmental structural roads & transportation  Team of 110 people  Offices in: Galway Dublin Castlebar Dundalk Limerick Krakowwww.tobin.iewww.tobin.ie

7. Pawel Rataj & Associates Law Firm  Bartlomiej Marzec – Senior Partner  Firm was established in 1999 in Krakow  Operate from three locations, Krakow, Warsaw & Zabrze  11 Legal advisors  Services encompass a broad areas of Law in the following areas; Business Construction & Investment Public Procurement Civil Commercial Administrative Labour Law  Bartłomiej Marzec, graduate of the Faculty of Law and Administration at the Jagiellonian University and Stevensons College Edinburgh  Specialises in business law, company law, insolvency and reorganisation law www.kancelaria-rataj.pl

8.  Patrick McGovern - senior partner at Arthur Cox  One of Ireland’s largest and leading commercial law firms  Offices in Dublin, Belfast, London and New York  The firm has over 300 lawyers including almost 90 partners  Patrick has written and spoken widely on the topic of Public Procurement  Been involved in many of the leading projects in both Ireland ( Republic ) and Northern Ireland as well as overseas  Patrick is the national correspondent for both Northern Ireland and Ireland (Republic) for the leading legal journal, Public Procurement Law  Author of the Chapter on Procurement in “Construction Projects – Law and Practice” www.arthurcox.com