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Mgr. David Mlíčko

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David Mlíčko
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David Mlíčko specializes primarily in public investment,

with a particular focus on energy, procurement, and contracting issues in the transport, IT, and construction sectors, among others. He provides comprehensive legal advice to both contracting authorities and bidders (including foreign ones) for public contracts in the preparation of their bids and in all other stages of the public investment cycle.

 

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In the energy sector, David is primarily involved in water and heat infrastructure projects,

as well as waste management projects. In public procurement, he has experience providing legal support in the preparation of tender documents in accordance with the Public Procurement Act, including the drafting of complex contractual terms and conditions in many major projects worth billions of Czech crowns. He provides strategic and specialized advice to participants in tenders and design competitions, with a focus on services for foreign suppliers, and also provides targeted legal opinions on key public procurement issues.

 

 

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David has been involved in public procurement issues since 2004,

participating in the work of EU and WTO advisory bodies, serving as an expert nominated by the European Commission to assess Bulgaria’s and Romania’s readiness for public procurement law harmonization prior to their EU accession, and acting as an expert in a twinning project in Croatia.



Experiences

2022 — present

Professional experience

Organization: ROWAN LEGAL, law firm

Position: Senior Associate

2017 — 2022

Professional experience

Organization: ROWAN LEGAL, law firm

Position: Associate

2013 — 2017

Professional experience

Organization: Czech Television

Position: Lawyer

2010 — 2013

Professional experience

Organization: MT Legal, law firm

Position: Junior Lawyer

2007 — 2009

Professional experience

Organization: Office of the Government of the Czech Republic

Position: Director of the Budget and Public Procurement Department

2004 — 2007

Professional experience

Organization: Ministry for Regional Development

Position: Lawyer

Education

School: Uppsala Universitet

Field of study: Statsvetenskamp

Education

School: Faculty of Law, Charles University

Field of study: Law and legal science

Education

School: Faculty of Law, Charles University

Field of study: Political Science and International Relations

Specialization

References

AVE CZ waste management s.r.o.

AVE CZ waste management s.r.o. – comprehensive support of the client in participation in tenders, both in the preparation of the offer and further in the tendering process; comprehensive support of the client in adjusting contractual relations with customers (primarily municipalities) in relation to changes in waste legislation (changes to approximately 1500 contracts); partial legal advice, especially in relation to the area of contractual and public procurement.

DILLER SCOFIDIO + RENFRO

Legal services to the contractor in the context of participation in design competitions (Brno, new main railway station, Vltava Philharmonic).

Municipalities of Příbram and Čelákovice

Comprehensive legal advice regarding the operation of water management infrastructure, from the analysis of possible operating models to the implementation of the chosen solution.

Blažek Holding

Support in resolving legal relations on the implementation of public procurement contracts, legal support in relation to the client’s participation in procurement procedures.

A leading hydroelectricity manufacturer

Comprehensive legal advice in connection with the client’s participation in a public procurement procedure in the Czech Republic.

Severočeská vodárenská společnost a.s.

"Ensuring the operation of water supply infrastructure after 2020” project – provision of comprehensive legal services related to the implementation of the project worth tens of billions of Czech crowns.

Czech Development Agency

Comprehensive advice on setting up procurement procedures in the field of development projects, preparation of tender documents for public contracts in the field of wastewater treatment with contractual terms based on based on the FIDIC Yellow Book.

Manufacturer of special rolling stock

Comprehensive legal advice in connection with the client’s participation in tenders in the Czech Republic.

Roads and Motorways Directorate of the Czech Republic

Advising on construction projects involving the reconstruction of transport infrastructure.

Severočeská vodovody a kanalizace

Preparation of analyses on various topics related to water management, such as customer contracts, protection zones, and responsibility for ensuring the runoff of rainwater.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic

Comprehensive advice in connection with the preparation of the terms of reference for a concession tender for the provision of short-stay visa application processing services in Azerbaijan.

Air Traffic Control of the Czech Republic

Managed and actively participated in the development of an IT procurement methodology for the client.

Státní pokladna Centrum sdílených služeb

Comprehensive review of the terms and conditions (including contractual terms and conditions) of a public contract for the support and development of data center network infrastructure.

Foreign client in the field of railway vehicle manufacturing

Comprehensive advice to a foreign client in the field of railway vehicle manufacturing in connection with its participation in Czech procurement procedures.

Legal advice

Legal advice on the contractual provision of production services for the broadcast of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, and representation of the client in a commercial dispute arising from a co-production agreement as well as in an unfair competition matter.

Comprehensive legal advice

Comprehensive legal advice on a number of public procurement contracts for the Prague Public Transit Company, including in the field of contactless ticketing services, fleet renewal, tram line construction, and development of the Prague metro.

Comprehensive legal advice

Comprehensive legal advice, including contractual support, on a wide range of public procurements in the field of IT (HW procurement, maintenance, SW development, complex systems including ERP), technology (UPS renewals, renewal and expansion of cooling equipment, TV technology), services (accommodation, transport, cleaning, design services), construction works, and small-scale concessions for the publication of a magazine.

Publications

Podešva, V., Votrubec, J., Sommer, L., Bořuta, J., Fišer, M., Flaškár, M., Harnach, Kožár, M., Marečková, D., Mlíčko, D.

2023

Public Procurement Act. Act on the Register of Contracts. Commentary. Prague: Wolters Kluwer ČR

Lindnerová, A., Mlíčko, D., Podešva, V.

2022

Municipalities and public contracts for waste collection and disposal, in: Veřejné zakázky

Harnach, J., Kožár, M., Mlíčko, D.

2020

Several comments on the forthcoming amendment to the ZZVZ, in: Veřejné zakázky

Veřejné zakázky

2019

Forum of views – Vendor Lock-in

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