Client Success: Project using high technology in a public utility passive building recommended for co-financing.

The Marshal’s Office of the Podlaskie Voivodeship decided to recommend the City of Siemiatycze’s project for funding following a protest filed by the applicant against the negative evaluation of the project. The city had applied for funding under the Regional Operational Programme of the Podlaskie Voivodeship to carry out a project involving the construction of the East–West International Center for Environmental Education—an innovative and demonstrative passive public-use building incorporating a range of energy-saving solutions.

Initially, the Marshal’s Office rejected the project, claiming it did not meet the selection criteria. The evaluators questioned, first, the eligibility of the proposed expenditures and later the feasibility of achieving the project’s objectives, particularly regarding the energy-efficient solutions proposed for the building.

Ultimately—after the applicant submitted extensive arguments demonstrating the correct classification of the expenses and compliance with the disputed criteria—the Marshal’s Office accepted the protest and explanations and added the project to the list of those recommended for funding.

“Thanks to this project, a new facility will be built that will serve as a model passive building and help promote innovative solutions for the efficient and economical use of energy, while also improving the quality of life for the residents of Siemiatycze. We are pleased that this project can now be realized and these goals achieved thanks to the funding provided,” said Piotr Siniakowicz, Mayor of Siemiatycze.

The applicant was supported in this procedure by the law firm’s team—legal advisor Krzysztof Brysiewicz, legal advisor Dr. Magdalena Porzeżyńska, and lawyer Magdalena Michalik.