16 questions of the Confederation to the PKP authorities on a tender worth PLN 17 billion

Intervention of Members Roman Fritz and Krzysztof Mulawa in connection with the tender announced by PKP Intercity for PLN 17 billion from which Polish companies were excluded, on 5 December 2024.

Today, Members of the Confederation, as part of the parliamentary intervention, put questions on the hands of the president of the Management Board of PKP SA, the Management Board of PKP Intercity SA, the Management Board of PKP Intercity SA. Questions tender for the supply of 42 bunk electrical traction units with the provision of maintenance services, with the option of extending the order to 30 more warehouses. full contract value can scope PLN 17 billionand mentioned vehicles are to operate key connections between the biggest cities in Poland.

Questions by Confederate Members:

1. Why is the request for experience in the execution of a contract for at least 5 two-system electrical traction units with a velocity of 200 km/h and at least 5 two-level trains with a velocity of 160 km/h?
2. What were the reasons for this specification?
3. Who was personally liable for formulating the selection criteria for the tender?
4. Who was active in the preparation of the tender award criteria, in peculiar those mentioned in question 1?
5. Who approved the formally announced specification of the eligibility criteria for the above-mentioned tender?
6. Why is the anticipation of companies having experience in the execution of another orders for electrical traction units alternatively than straight tendered not taken into account in formulating the conditions?
7. Did PKP Intercity SA carry out marketplace investigation before the tender was announced to find which entities meet the specifications?
8. If marketplace investigation has been carried out, delight supply the results, if we do not ask for justification, why not?
9. During the construction of tender conditions, was the anti-corruption procedure launched in accordance with the “Guidelines of the Prime Minister on the functioning of the anti-corruption shield”?
10. Have the persons liable for creating specifications and tendering conditions been verified for possible conflicts of interest?
11. During the preparation of the PKP Intercity specifications, did the Ministry of Infrastructure consult, in peculiar regarding technological requirements and their impact on the Polish industry?
12. Were another entities from the PKP Group active in developing requirements
    technical and financial?
13. Has the specifications in this tender been consulted with external independent experts?
14. Has long-term costs of cooperation with abroad suppliers, including spare parts and service, been taken into account in the financing process?
15. What precisely will financial institutions participate in lending this contract and what conditions have they set?
16. Did the Management Board of PKP Intercity, including its individual members, at the time of publication of the invitation to tender in the authoritative diary of the EU have cognition that the conditions exclude Polish producers from participating in the tender?