Government Contracts
Introduction
Our Teams
The services of the Government Contracts Group include project contract planning, bidding management, contract drafting and negotiation, contract enforcement and management, dispute resolution, and case study. The group consists of several lawyers, including lawyers also qualified as Civil Engineers or Geotechnical Engineers. Hence, the Government Contracts Practice Group is more than competent to provide comprehensive, efficient, and specialized legal services in bidding management, contract drafting, negotiation, and resolving disputes.
Our Expertises
We have a strong grasp of the market trends as well as laws and regulations, and have extensive experience and achievements in the fields of public infrastructure including traffic, telecom, national defense, energy, environmental protection, and other public construction. We count among our experience construction of the high speed railway, mass rapid transit systems, freeways, tunnel engineering, airports, harbors, power plants, waste incinerators, environmental protection infrastructure, leisure facilities, sewerage facilities, satellites, telecom facilities, and national defense facilities.
Our Experiences
We assist the government in developing laws and regulations governing the PPP, including drafting the White Paper for promoting Private Participation in Infrastructure Projects (PPIP), the Act for Promotion of PPIP and its enforcement rules. We also participated in several studies of the PCC regarding the Government Procurement Act and the review of its implementation, and a research project of the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), "The Establishment of the Mechanism for Promoting the Public-Private Participation in Infrastructure Construction Projects and Public Service Activities." We are committed to promoting the foreign PPP mechanisms of major public infrastructure and public services in Taiwan.
Scope of Services
- Drafting and Planning of Government Contracts
- Bidding Management for Government Procurement
- Negotiation for Government Contracts
- Enforcement and Management of Government Contracts
- Case Study of Government Contracts
- Legal Advice Related to Government Contracts
- Government Contracts-Related Civil Dispute Resolution: Mediation, Arbitration, Litigation
- Government Contracts-Related Administrative Dispute Resolution: Objection, Appeal, Administrative Litigation
- Criminal Defense Related to Public Construction Cases
Awards and Honors
- Chambers and Partners–Band 1 for Dispute Resolution and Real Estate & Projects.
- Legal 500–Tier 1 Law Firm for Projects and Energy/Real Estate and Construction in Taiwan
- ASIAN LEGAL BUSINESS–Taiwan Leading Arbitration & Dispute Resolution Law Firms
- The 5th Golden Thumb Awards For PPIP – Team of Consultant Institution
Milestone Cases
ASSISTING GOVERNMENT WITH FORMULATING LAWS AND REGULATIONS RELATED TO PPIP
- The promulgation of Act for Promotion of PPIP and related rules for CEPD and PCC
- The drafting of investment contract documents and its items for PPIP for PCC
- The planning of negotiation mechanism for PPIP for PCC
- The entrusted research project "Revision of Precautions for Competent Authority's Verification to PPIP Planned by Private & its Handbook" from PCC
- The entrusted research project "Building of Promotion Mechanism of PPIP & Public Services" from CEPD
- The entrusted research project "Issues Related to Privatization of Freeway" from CEPD
- The entrusted research project "Studies of Compensation Liabilities of Vendor in Government Procurement Contract" from PCC
ASSISTING GOVERNMENT AGENCIES WITH HANDLING THE ENTRUSTED DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION OF PUBLIC PROPERTY
- The project of "Transfer of Operation of Kaohsiung Exhibition Center" of JLL entrusted by Bureau of Foreign Trade, MOEA
- The BOT project of transformation project of Taipei World Trade Center Exhibition Hall 1
- The project of development and operation of Restricted Industrial District of THSR Taoyuan Station
- The BOT project of Overseas Compatriot Guest House
- The execution of outsourcing project of Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center for Bureau of Foreign Trade, MOEA
- The BOT project of Guang Tsih Nursing Home & Fu De Tenement
DISPUTES RESOLUTION
- Contract enforcement-related disputes of construction of
-Taoyuan Metro(turnkey)
-Kaohsiung Metro
-Freeway ETC system
-THSR
-Taipei Metro
-Pinglin Tunnel of National Freeway No. 3
-National freeway No. 3, West Coast Expressway (road construction)
-Underground Railway Project
-Nuclear Power Plant No. 4 of TPC
-Taipei Arena & Kaohsiung Arena
-Water diversion project of Zengwen Reservoir
-Taipei Port and Matsu Fuao Harbor
-Terminal of Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport