Construction and Infrastructure

Construction and infrastructure projects involve large sums, long timelines and risks spread among many participants: owners, consortium members, subcontractors, insurers and often government. The quality of the contractual structure set at the outset usually determines what happens when the project meets the unexpected.

Mendes advises construction companies and engineering and industrial services firms on lump-sum turnkey contracts, consortium arrangements for major works including port expansion, risk allocation, guarantees and insurance, and negotiations with private and public owners. The practice also covers reassessment of progress measurements, contract performance disputes, participation in public tenders, the labor relations typical of construction sites and collective bargaining with industry unions.