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Jiří Votrubec is the head of ROWAN LEGAL’s procurement desk and a specialist in public investments with a focus on ICT law. He provides comprehensive legal advice to both contracting authorities and bidders for public contracts, as well as to any entities in the implementation of projects related to ICT, construction or transport and logistics, at all stages of the procurement procedure (including representation in proceedings before the Office for Public Procurement) and in the subsequent implementation phase of the awarded contract.

Jiří Votrubec is also active in writing professional articles and publications related to public procurement, as well as lecturing. He is also one of the co-authors of the commentary on the current Public Procurement Act.

Jiří Votrubec has in-depth experience in providing legal support in the preparation of tender documents under the Public Procurement Act, including the preparation of complex contractual terms and conditions for many major projects (in the field of ICT, construction, transport, etc.), whose value has reached billions of CZK, and providing legal support to bidders for the most important public contracts awarded in the Czech Republic, including projects co-financed by EU operational programs. He also provides partial legal opinions on key public procurement issues and has extensive experience in proceedings before the Office for the Protection of Competition. Jiří Votrubec also provides support to suppliers and contracting authorities in the implementation phase of contracts awarded under the Public Procurement Act. He provides such services in both Czech and English.

Provided comprehensive legal services related to the successful award of a public contract and negotiation of the related contract for the comprehensive full service of M1 metro trains on metro line C exceeding CZK 7 billion, excluding VAT.

Provided comprehensive legal services related to the successful award of a public contract and the negotiation of the related contract for the comprehensive full service of metro trains 81-71M on metro lines A and B, worth over CZK 15 billion, excluding VAT.

Provided comprehensive legal services related to the award of a public contract by the contracting authority Severočeská vodárenská společnost a.s. for the execution of construction works in relation to water management infrastructure (water mains, sewerage systems and buildings on them) in the Ústí and Liberec Regions, worth CZK 2.3 billion, excluding VAT.

Provided comprehensive legal services related to the successful award of a public procurement contract by the Road and Motorway Directorate of the Czech Republic aimed at converting the existing NDIC system into an open architecture with maximum use of existing hardware and software infrastructure and data sources, including providing comprehensive support for this system for an indefinite period, worth CZK 230 million, excluding VAT.

Provided comprehensive legal services related to the successful award of a public procurement contract by the Road and Motorway Directorate of the Czech Republic, the subject of which was the delivery of an area monitoring telematics system that will provide guaranteed real-time information on the current traffic situation on the strategic TEN-T road network in the Czech Republic, worth CZK 350 million, excluding VAT.

Podešva, V., Sommer, L., Votrubec, J., Flaškár, M., Harnach, J., Měkota, J., Janoušek, M.: Public Procurement Act. Act on the Register of Contracts. Commentary. Prague: Wolters Kluwer ČR, 2016, co-author

Podešva V., Olík M., Janoušek M., Stránský J.: Public Procurement Act, Commentary after the amendment made by Act No. 55/2012 Coll., electronic version for ASPI, member of the drafting team

Podešva V., Olík M., Janoušek M., Stránský J.: Public Procurement Act, Commentary. 2nd edition. Prague: Wolters Kluwer ČR, a.s., 2011, member of the drafting team

As one of the leading members of the team, he participated in receiving the Law Firm of the Year award in 2013, 2017 and 2022 for ROWAN LEGAL law firm in the category of Public Procurement and the Law Firm of the Year award in 2021 for ROWAN LEGAL, in the category of Transport and Logistics.

Education

School: Faculty of Law, Charles University in Prague, 2012
Field of study: Law and legal science

School: Masaryk University in Brno, Faculty of Law, 2010
Field of study: Law and legal science

Professional experience

Company: ROWAN LEGAL, law firm
Position:

  • Partner (10/2019–present)
  • Managing Associate (4/2019–9/2019)
  • Senior Associate (01/2015–04/2019)
  • Associate (06/2014–12/2015)
  • Junior Lawyer (07/2010–05/2014)
  • Paralegal (10/2008–06/2010)