Expertise
Construction, Engineering and Infrastructure
Ogilvy Renault's team of construction law practitioners provides advice and representation to owners, professionals, builders and other industry participants. Our experience and team resources are focused on providing clients with guidance, at every stage, on how to advance their construction project while reducing project risks. More than forty lawyers form this practice team.
We work with industrial, institutional and commercial clients involved in a wide range of construction projects. We offer insight and expertise in advising clients on the prosecution and defence of claims as well as in devising ways of resolving disputes by means of negotiation, mediation and arbitration. We also prepare and review construction contracts, call for tenders documentation, agreements for professional services and project management agreements
The breadth of Ogilvy Renault's experience in construction law can and does make an important difference to clients. At Ogilvy Renault, we combine a commitment to teamwork, true familiarity with the relevant legal issues and extensive knowledge of the industry.
Services
- Construction agreements
- Construction litigation
- Drafting and review of call for tenders documentation
- Equipment supply contracts
- Material and equipment litigation
- Mediation and arbitration of construction disputes
- Professional services agreements
- Project insurance and bonding
- Project management and construction management contracts
- Project-related environmental issues
- Project-related labour and health and safety issues
- Tender disputes
Client Work
Royal Jubilee Hospital Public-Private Partnership Project Financed for $206M
Counsel to Dexia Crédit and Depfa Bank, as lenders, for the Royal Jubilee Hospital public-private partnership project. 
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AIM SOP Phase I LP Completes $75M Financing of Four Wind Farm Projects
Counsel to AIM SOP Phase I LP and AIM on all stages of the development and financing of the Projects. More
Construction and Development of Budapest Airport
Acted for Design-Builder of the contractor/developer. More
Modernisation of Quebec Paper Mill
Counsel to owner in the acquisition of equipment. More
Construction of Great Blue Heron Charity Casino
Acting for Casinos Austria International Limited More
Construction of New Food Manufacturing Facility
Counsel to owner More
Construction of Major Transmission Line/Stations in Northern Ontario
Acted for the owner of the Ontario power utility respecting construction of several major transmission line/stations in Northern Ontario. More
Publications
Some Recent Conferences and Publications by Members of our Construction, Engineering and Infrastructure Law Practice Team
«La gestion efficace du calendrier de construction pour réaliser vos objectifs d'affaires», Superconférence sur la Construction organisée par l'Institut Canadien à Montréal, 28 et 29 novembre 2007 (Ian Gosselin) More
Supreme Court of Canada Reverses Course on Procurement Law
Every year Canadian businesses make purchasing decisions cumulatively worth billions of dollars through tendering processes. More
Some Judgments obtained by members of our Construction, Engineering and Infrastructure Law Practice team
Toromont Industries (Québec) Inc. c. Cegerco Constructeur Inc. et al., EYB 2005-94644 (C.S. Qué.) ... More
Some Judgments citing Ogilvy Renault's book "La construction au Québec : Perspectives juridiques", Montréal, Wilson & Lafleur, 1998 (prepared under the direction of Olivier F. Kott and Claudine Roy)
Some judgments citing excerpts from the book La construction au Québec : Perspectives juridiques More
Quebec introduces Bill 17, An Act respecting contracting by public bodies
On May 11, 2006, Monique Jérôme-Forget, Minister responsible for Government Administration and Chair of the Conseil du trésor, introduced Bill 17, An Act respecting contracting by public bodies. More
Media Highlights
Happy ending to the saga of the roof of the Montréal Olympic Stadium
Following an unusually long settlement conference, that lasted five days and was presided by the Honourable Mr. Justice Richard Wagner of the Superior Court, the Olympic Installations Board (OIB), Birdair Inc., Rousseau Sauvé Warren Inc. (RSW) and ... More
Construction law: Jean Savard's expertise sought abroad
For the past 17 years, Jean A. Savard, a senior partner of the firm, has been reviewing recent construction law jurisprudence for the Canadian Bar Association, a lecture that is very well attended. More
Contacts
Ian Gosselin
418.640.5029
igosselin@ogilvyrenault.com
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Dan J. Leduc
613.780.1536
djleduc@ogilvyrenault.com
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William W. McNamara
416.216.3906
wmcnamara@ogilvyrenault.com
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Bernard P. Quinn
514.847.4518
bquinn@ogilvyrenault.com
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