The successful completion of any construction project depends on the quality of the project documents and ensuring that the project is delivered to the required standard, on budget and on time.
Our lawyers in Angola are experienced in all sectors of the construction and engineering industry including energy, infrastructure and development. We advise on all manner of procurement methods, from commercial developments to major international, domestic, civil and process engineering and energy projects.
Capabilities
- The different uses of real estate: legal advice in the planning, construction and engineering of buildings, towers, developments and condominiums for residential, office, shopping, industry and tourism and leisure use.
- Engineering service agreements: drafting and negotiating architectural, engineering, EPC, supervisory and project design agreements for the construction of medium and large-scale buildings, including guarantees, copyright, IPT and licensing.
- Construction guarantees: managing the execution of the construction guarantees during the minimum legal term of five years, with legal advice to clients who are developers or are purchasers of real estate assets.
Experience has included advising:
- An international engineering company on the construction of an airport;
- On engineering and construction contracts for the complete rehabilitation of one of Luanda's main office buildings;
- A client in the drafting, negotiation and management of the execution of space planning, engineering and construction agreements for fit out works in Luanda's main office buildings;
- A multinational pharmaceutical company in the management of the workmanship guarantee and in the dispute with the contractor for defects in the office building work until the legal guarantee period expired;
- A international real estate developer in a dispute with residential buyers for defects in the work and engineering errors in the construction of condominium;
- In EPC drafting for the construction of an industrial park in Luanda; and
- A real estate developer in the construction of a significant number of low-cost housing by drafting the construction agreement.