Projects pass through several stages starting from being an idea up to becoming a reality. Part of the project life deals with putting this idea to a physical object. This starts with preparing the needed studies and investigations, then doing the necessary engineering and design tasks, after that implementing the engineering outcomes, finally putting the project into operation and maintaining it all over its life.
Doing the above steps requires the availability of qualified teams each of them is capable to perform its part in a professional manner. For this, our Construction Practice Group can assist in the selection process of the required consultant(s) and/or contractor(s) by preparing the legal and contractual parts of terms of reference/call of tender and adding to them the technical documents needed, in addition to providing guidance and assistance to select the payment terms meeting the project nature.
We also provide engineering firms and contractors who intend to submit proposals for tenders. We can provide assistance and guidance with respect to the legal and contractual parts in the tender documents. One member of the Construction Practice group is dual qualified engineer and lawyer.
In some events the project requires joining forces with other entities through various forms of association. In this we can help and provide the agreement, which meets the required form of cooperation.
Clarifications during this stage are a major part to provide common understanding and grounds for proposals preparation as well as contract implementation later on. We assist the client during preparation/answering of these clarifications with respect to legal and contractual issues.
Consideration is made to the legal nature of the project, especially if it’s subject to public law. Such projects are governed with particular laws, regulations and procedures that are made to protect the public interests. Our practice group has a wide understanding and knowledge with the unique characteristics accompanying these types of projects.
After submitting the proposals, the evaluation process starts for the received proposals. At this step, care must be taken to consider impartiality and confidentiality of the received documents. Based on our knowledge on the applicable laws and regulations together with the issued tender documents, our practice group can provide guidance and support for conducting this stage. This is in addition to evaluating the legal and contractual issues.
At the end of this step, our practice group is available during the contract negotiations, drafting letter of awards and the final contracts.
During contract implementation some events rise up which need support in terms of the obligations and rights agreed between the parties under the contract. Applicable laws in this stage are very important, which will set the nature of relationship between the contractual parties. Our experience and knowledge of the public laws is an important asset for these types of contracts.
We provide services to business owners, engineering firms, contractors, services providers, financial institutions, or other entities dealing with these types of projects.
These services would cover any of these project stages:
These services can cover the following types of agreements/contracts (as an example):
