Construction and engineering

We have long been active in Construction and Engineering Law. We act on behalf of architects, engineers, quantity surveyors, employers, developers, financiers, concessionaires and contractors as well as for professional liability and construction insurance underwriters.

Services

We offer the following services:

• Drafting and negotiating all forms of contractual documents (including bonds)
• Professional appointments
• Advice on insurance and coverage
• Project finance
• Advice on the impact of environmental legislation
• Advice on legal aspects of contract administration
• Dispute resolution and litigation (both nationally and internationally)

Our services also include providing advice to the construction and engineering industry on preparing, interpreting, applying and implementing:

• The standard JBCC (Joint Building Contracts Committee) building contracts
• The standard FIDIC (Fédéderation Internatinnale des Ingénieurs-Conseils) contracts
• The standard NEC (New Engineering Contract) contracts
• The standard GCC (General Condition of Contract) contracts
• The standard SAACE (South African Association of Consulting Engineers) engineers’ contracts
• The standard SAIA (South African Institute of Architects) architects’ contracts
• The standard SAIA principle agents’ contracts
• The standard ASAQS (Association of South African Quantity Surveyors) quantity surveyors’ contracts

We offer

• A team with substantial local government authority and international project finance experience
• Experience working on both large-scale and smaller projects
• A wide understanding of related legislation, including environmental and heritage applications, water law and land restitution matters
• Extensive experience in construction and engineering-related litigation

Clients

Our clients include private and public sector project sponsors, development finance institutions, international governments, financial institutions, game parks and reserves, African states, construction, engineering, quantity surveying and architectural regulatory bodies, all of whom look to our Construction and Engineering team to provide advice on all aspects of construction and engineering legalities.

Expertise

Our expertise ranges from dealing with local government authorities to assisting international development financiers in getting their construction projects approved. We handle all project legalities from start to finish for all of our clients.