Crowley front runner in Justice Ministry IT tender

TP SA and Crowley Data Poland are likely to fight it out in the final round of the zł.80 million tender for the telecom and IT network for courts, prosecutors and the prison system. Four bids have been placed, but those made by Polkomtel and Telekomunikacja Kolejowa are considered to be out of the running. Crowley is bidding in a consortium with Tel-Energo and ATM. It reportedly has offered to complete the contract for zł.82.7 million, while TP SA's price is zł.90 million. TP SA says that Crowley's bid is confidential, which is suspicious. On top of that it has asked for a zł.23 million fee for providing additional infrastructure, whereas the other bidders only sought zł.1-2 million for this service. Crowley responded to this by saying, "The cost is calculated in such a way that the Justice Ministry pays as little as possible." (Puls Biznesu, p. 7) T.J.