ASSOCIATION FOR FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT

To improve customer care following the decision to invest in the Czech Republic, CzechInvest has initiated the formation of an association to provide investors with a range of professional services.

The purpose of the Association is to provide Foreign Direct Investors with a readily available selection of private consultants providing quality services required by foreign investors to establish and operate their new business venture.

Members are private consultancy firms or other legally established statutory bodies registered in the Czech Republic. Members provide the following services;


- legal                         - personnel including recruitment 
- real estate consultancy       - quality control
- environmental consultancy     - design and engineering
- strategic marketing           - construction project management
- financial                     - auditing and property assessment
- taxation                      - industrial sector consultancy
- management consultancy

The Association was registered with the relevant authorities and documents in January 1996.. Its statutory bodies comprise of a steering committee with an elected chairman and a supervisory committee which meet periodically. CzechInvest is the Association's standing body, the Executive Secretary.


MEMBERSHIP:

B.I.R.T. group
Ovocny trh 2, 110 00 Praha 1
contact - Mr. Tomas Ctibor
tel.: (422) 262-479
fax:(422) 265-386
services - real estate consultancy
         - project management
         - property assessment

Cheming, a. s.
Pernerova 168, 531 54 Pardubice
contact - Mr. Martin Slaby
tel: (4240) 6818 - 133
fax:(4240) 6818 - 191
services    - design and engineering
            - project management
            - construction
            - CAD/GIS 
            - industrial sector consultancy

CzechInvest
Politickych veznu 20, 112 49 Praha 1
contact - Mrs. Zajickova
tel.: (422) 2406 2349
fax: (422) 2422 1804

ICT International Consultants Prague, s. r. o.
Stepanska 15, Praha 2
contact -  Mr. Ales Jirec
tel.: (422) 21661 - 433, -358, -277
fax:(422) 290-749
services - executive search & selection
         - human resources consultancy
         - international recruitment

Egon Zehnder International
Karlova 27, 110 00  Praha 1
contact -  Ms. Irena Brichta
tel.: (422) 2423 6033
fax: (422) 2423 6035
services - management appraisals
         - top management executive search
         - international management consultancy

Stepp
Vaclavske n m. 64, 110 00 Praha 1
contact - Mr. Jioi Kooinek
tel.:(422) 2423-2278
fax:(422) 2423-2312
services - legal advisory
         - real estate consultancy
         - property assessment

Seddons
Rybna 1, 110 00 Praha 1
contact - Mr. Jan Grozdanovie, 
          Mr. Ladislav Pauker,
tel.: (422) 231-6532
fax: (422) 231-6805
services - legal advisory

Strojexport  P. T. A., a. s.
Vaclavske nam. 56, 113 26 Praha 1
contact -  Mr. Frantisek Palic
tel.: (422) 2421 - 4138
fax:(422) 2403 2479, 2422 7148
services - engineering services
         - project management
         - industrial sector consultancy

WS  ATKINS
Americka 8, 120 00 Praha 2
contact - Stanislav Mares
tel.: (422) 252286
fax: (422) 691 0089
services: - environmental consultancy
          - strategic marketing
          - human resources consultancy
          - quality control
          - property assessment
          - design and engineering services
          - project management
          - management appraisal
          - industrial sector consultancy

Polytechna, a. s.
Drahobejlova 54, 190 00  Praha 9
contact - Ms. Zuzana Hraseova
tel.: (422) 684 8252
fax: (422) 6631 0651
services: - project management
          - strategic marketing
          - quality control
          - property assessment
          - design and engineering services
          - human resources consultancy
          - financial and tax advisory
          - legal services

European Business Solutions
Zahoanskeho 3, 120 00 Praha 2
contact - Bohdana Sulcova
tel.: (422) 296 517
fax: (422) 298 197
services: - strategic marketing
          - financial advisory
          - tax advisory
          - project management
          - property assessment
          - management appraisals
          - industrial sector consultancy

Brown & Root Skoda
nam. Eeskìch bratoi 8, 316 00 Plzeo
contact - Ivo Dubsky
tel.: (4219) 722 6672
fax: (4219) 722 3116
services: - real estate consultancy
          - environmental consultancy
          - tax advisory
          - design and engineering services
          - project management
          - industrial sector consultancy

American Appraisal, s.r.o.
Podolska 50, 147 00 Praha 4
contact - Mr. Vladimir Socha
tel.: (422) 6121 4313
fax: (422) 6121 4387
services: - legal
          - financial advisory
          - property assessment

H. Neumann International
Narodni toida 10, 110 00 Praha 1
contact - Juraj Necpal
tel.: (422) 2495 1530
fax: (422) 2491 2381
services: - human resources consultancy
          - management appraisals

KAP, s.r.o.
Skokansk  80, 169 00 Praha 6
contact - Petr Po?ar
tel.: (422) 2431 3630
fax: (422) 5721 1255
services: - environmental consultancy
          - industrial sector consultancy

PAGINA FOLIO s.r.o.
Podolska 1a, 147 00 Praha 4 - Podol¡
contact - Jan Sedl k
tel.: (422) 436656
fax: (422) 436642
services: - financial advisory
          - tax advisory

SATRA, s.r.o.
Sokolska 32, 120 00 Praha 2
contact - Ludvik Sajtar
tel.: (422) 293975
fax: (422) 290094
services: - design and engineering services
          - industrial sector consultancy

White & Case
Staromistske nam. 15, 110 00 Praha 1
contact - Jan Matijeek
tel.: (422) 2481 1796
fax: (422) 232 5522
services: - legal advisory
          - financial advisory

Squire, Sanders and Dempsey
Vaclavske namisti 57, 110 00 Praha 1
contact -  Mr. Boetislav Mikulecky
tel.: (422) 2166-2309, 2111
fax: (422) 2166-2222
services - legal advisory


Membership is based on the applicant meeting the following criteria:

  a) good references from international clients
  b) acceptance of the Associations Code of  Conduct which is as
     follows ;
         i. respect the confidentiality of the investor's interests
        ii. non-discrimination between domestic and foreign clients
            regarding fees 
       iii. fulfilment of contractual obligations 
        iv. provide customer orientated services
         v. maintain and support a positive international image of
            the Czech Republic as a favourable location for foreign
            direct investment.

For further information contact CzechInvest at Politickych veznu 20, 112 49 Prague 1, Czech Republic Phone (42-2) 2422-1540 Fax: (42-2) 2422-1804

NOTE: Although we have made every effort to ensure the reliability of our sources, CzechInvest does not assume responsibility for its accuracy.