The debate over the construction of the CPK has stirred strong emotions across Poland. Signals have repeatedly suggested that this major investment project, initiated by the ruling party, could face discontinuation under the current government. A widely shared post from an individual who claims to work in public procurement at one of Poland’s largest law firms has sparked online discussion. The author described his professional experience interacting with the stakeholders responsible for the CPK during the PiS administration.
For eight years, the author has been active in public procurement at a leading Polish law firm. He described his involvement in investments considered crucial for the country’s development.
– wrote on the X platform Michał Gajdek.
Among the hundreds of completed tenders, three were organized under the CPK framework. He noted that he always acted as an advisor to the contractor requesting the assignment, with these projects typically involving consortia of the world’s largest and most renowned players in their fields. He emphasized that none of the officials he spoke with during extensive discussions about the Polish bureaucracy mentioned any grandiose delusions. On the contrary, most were surprised that, given Poland’s geographic position in Europe and in the world, the country had only now undertaken this task.
– he wrote.
From his perspective, which may not carry much weight, he also stated that in these eight years he had handled only one other tender where the contracting authority exercised its rights, provided the specifications, and allowed all documents to be submitted in English. It may seem straightforward, but in practice it is not common—yet CPK did it. In addition, essential procedures were conducted within the framework of a competitive dialogue. CPK drew knowledge from these mega-professionals from diverse angles and based its decisions on what it learned. The wheel was not reinvented.
– he pointed out.
He declared political distance from the team, acknowledged the need for an audit, and stressed that calling the effort a mere “pasture guard” or claiming that “nothing has been done” insults many great experts and their hard work.
– He wrote.
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Source attribution: wPolityce