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Utilities

Utilities operate at a special intersection of engineering, finance and law. Our job is to make the law a partner that creates the framework for good collaboration from the early procurement phase to the 5-year inspection.

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Which procurement and contract model best suits the project? Should the contractor be involved in the design phase, and if so, when? And how do we create the greatest possible certainty that the construction budget holds?

For utilities, the law can seem like an obstacle to giving the right answers if you do not also understand the practical reality that utilities navigate.

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The project drives the solution

We start by understanding the project’s goals, finances and risks. We then design the procurement and the agreements so the right competencies come into play at the right times.

That may mean bringing the consultant and contractor together early to develop the solution in a joint collaboration phase. Knowledge of price, buildability, materials and technical solutions can then be used while the project can still be influenced, and before design changes become too expensive to make.

We set the legal framework for the collaboration and clarify goals, responsibilities and finances before the project moves on to execution. That gives a better basis for decisions, greater budget certainty and the chance to deal with problems before they grow.

If the project is already under way, we help clarify changes, extra work, delays and disagreements about responsibility.

Our advice includes:

→ Procurement law and strategic advice

The procurement is designed around the project’s needs, so the rules are complied with and there is a sound basis for choosing the right partners.

→ Construction contracts and the AB system

Clear agreements on responsibility, finances, time and changes reduce uncertainty from planning to execution.

→ Integrated civil works and early contractor involvement

The consultant’s and contractor’s knowledge is brought together before the execution phase, while the project can still be influenced and before changes have major financial and time consequences. That strengthens the finances, the quality and the collaboration.

→ Green transition and social sustainability

Procurement, agreements and collaboration are designed so new materials and technical solutions can be brought into play, and there is a good framework for those who will deliver the project.

→ Utility line rights

We advise on rights and obligations when utility lines have to be installed, moved, protected or routed across other people’s property.

→ Conflict resolution and arbitration cases

We help resolve disagreements about time, payment, extra work, defects and liability.

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