Construction & Engineering

Construction is a significant activity in the life cycle of virtually every company, and a major industry in its own right. Carrington, Hall & Hamburg has assembled a team of specialist construction lawyers who are open, approachable and able to provide advice and representation on any issue arising from construction and development work, including:

Building and engineering contracts

• Tailor-made main contracts and sub-contracts
• Industry standard forms with and without bespoke
• Tender and contract reviews

Consultants' appointments and warranties

• Terms of appointment for project managers, architects, engineers, surveyors and other consultants
• Collateral warranty agreements given to clients, financiers, purchasers, tenants, associated companies and joint venture partners

Project structuring financing

• Multi-party infrastructure projects with interlocking construction, operation, funding, security and guarantee arrangements
• Concessions and related agreements for public sector and private sector projects financing
• Joint ventures for building and engineering projects
• Bonds, guarantees and insurance

Procurement, operation and facilities management

• Procurement arrangements for equipment, plant, materials and component supplies
• Computer and information technology procurement, installation and maintenance
• Building management services, operation and maintenance
• Facilities management arrangements

Dispute resolution

• All aspects of litigation in the courts
• Alternative Dispute Resolution including adjudication and mediation
• Domestic and international arbitration

European regulation and public procurement

• EU directives and regulations including construction products, health and safety, right of establishment of professional and harmonisation of construction liability
• EU public procurement directives as implemented by Latvia statutory instruments, governing public works, supplies and services under both the standard and the utilities regimes