Construction & Projects

We provide our clients with a full range of legal services in the construction and projects area, including:

Project Development

• Land, planning, tendering and bidding management
• Construction contracts: engineering design, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts; prime and sub-contract management
• License and compliance: qualification and licenses in relevant engineering and construction fields; environment, health and safety (EHS) compliance
• Permits: project approval, permits and licenses, registration and filing, completion acceptance and filing, title certificate application

Project Finance

• Project company establishment and investment planning
• Project credit and syndicated loans
• Project mezzanine financing structure
• Project bond, receivables financing
• Securitization of project income or construction ARs
• Infrastructure REITs

Belt & Road and International Projects

• Investigation of the legal environment of foreign countries
• Legal due diligence and background check of foreign parties
• Cross-border contracting and financing structure
• Contract review and negotiation for the whole process of international projects
• Export credit arrangements
• Joint venture, cooperation, consortium and other international cooperation arrangements
• Advice on permits, approval, work visa and other matters related to international projects
• Compliance management for international projects

Construction Dispute Resolution (Contentious Matters)

• Analysis, consultation, communication and settlement of potential disputes
• Change, claim, and final settlement management
• Construction dispute mediation, litigation and arbitration
• Government investigation and international sanctions

Gao Kai attorneys have provided comprehensive legal services for the following major construction projects:

China Projects:

• BASF-YPC Petrochemical JV Project in Nanjing – the largest ever Sino-German joint venture project (between BASF and SINOPEC), with total investment exceeding US$3 billion.
• Offshore Platform Project in Bohai Bay, China (joint venture between CNOOC and ConocoPhillips).
• A world class integrated board and pulp mill facility located in Beihai City, Guangxi, China, with a total investment of €800 million, by Stora Enso.
• A fabrication yard for high-end offshore platform, equipment and module, with two million SQM, registered capital of US$1 billion, by and between Fluor Corp. and Offshore Oil Engineering Corporation (COOEC) in Zhuhai, China, one of the largest in the world.
• The development and construction of several R&D centers in China by Microsoft.
• Rolls-Royce's engine testbed and maintenance facility in China.
• Bluestar Adisseo's new world-class liquid methionine plant in Nanjing (BANC2) with a total investment of US$500 million.
• Shanghai Disney Resort Project.
  
• Beijing Universal Studio Project.
  
• The development and construction of Campus Phase II by Duke Kunshan University.
• World class polysilicon production plant by LDK in Jiangxi, China.
• Chengdu Jiujiang Energy from Waste Project by Covanta Energy.
• LNG Receiving Terminal and Emergency Storage project at Nangang Port, Tianjin City, China by Beijing Gas Group (the largest of its kind in the world).
• A large eye-glass manufacturing plant in Zhuhai, China by Specsavers, a British eyewear manufacturer.
• Pharmaceutical plants in China by Eli Lily, Merk, Johnson & Johnson, Novartis, Pfizer, Roche, AstraZeneca, Gilead.
• Petrochemical plants in China by Chevron, Total, Shell, ConocoPhillips, Aramco, SABIC, Sasol, Invista, Akzo Nobel, Huntsman, LyondellBasell.
• Industrial plants and facilities in China by Boeing, Airbus, GE, Honeywell, Caterpillar, Nike, Adidas, Texas Instrument, Intel, Corning, Tesco, P&G, Unilever, Kraft, Nestle, ADM.

International Projects:

• Petronas' landmark RAPID (Refinery And Petrochemicals Integrated Development) Project in Johor Malaysia - US$27 billion total investment.
• Exxon Mobil's US$50 billion development of the West Qurna Oil Field in Iraq.
• Rio Tinto's Oyu Tolgoi Copper and Gold Mine in Mongolia - US$7 billion investment made, contributing up to a third of Mongolia's GDP.
• Peru National Broadband Telecom Infrastructure Project by YOFC (Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Joint Stock Limited Company) – US$400 million total investment.
• Commercial complex construction project associated with the airport of Jeddah of Saudi Arabia – US$1 billion total investment.
• A new 540-megawatt combined-cycle natural gas-fired power plant in Texas, USA by LCRA (Lower Colorado River Authority).
• Takhiatash Thermal Power Plant with two CCGT units (280 MW each) in Uzbekistan.
• Celukan Bawang Power Plant (380 MW coal steam fired) in Bali, Indonesia.
• Acquisition of Libramiento LNG and pipeline project in Mexico, and related project finance, by InterGen (a US based international power plant operator).
• Macao Waste to Energy Project Phase III by Sanfeng Covanta, China Harbour Engineering, Tongfang Environment and Macao Four Facilities.
• LNG Liquefaction Modules in the "Virtual Gas Pipeline" Project located in Oman – US$1.3 billion total investment.
• Hellinikon new city development project in Athens, Greece – €8 billion total investment.
• MNC Theme Park Project in Indonesia.
• City Center commercial complex project in Nicosia, Cyprus.
• The financing of Canadian Solar's development of its Solar Power Projects in Japan in the amount of US$40 million.
• Data Center Project by Google in Taiwan.
• International petrochemical projects by British Petroleum, British Gas, ExxonMobil, Chevron, Koch, INEOS, Anadarko, Marathon Oil, ConocoPhillips, Repsol, PTT, PERTAMINA, INPEX.
• Large industrial projects overseas by China Jushi, Wanhua Chemical, CNOOC, PetroChina, SINOPEC.