We step in while the outcome can still be changed.

We advise bidders and government contractors (public tenders and contracts with the State) on structuring their participation, on the performance of the contract, and on claiming what the law and the contract grant them.

The firm also handles contractual sanctioning proceedings, that is, the imposition of fines, the enforcement of the penalty clause, and the declaration of breach or of forfeiture (caducidad) of the contract.

Services

Pre-contractual stage

We step in while the selection rules can still be amended, which is when they have the greatest bearing on the outcome.

Comments on the draft tender documents
Review of eligibility requirements and of the bid
Analysis of the evaluation report and of the hearing
Formation of consortia and temporary joint ventures (uniones temporales)

Contract disputes

We pursue claims through administrative and judicial channels, with the supporting evidence built up during performance.

Challenges to the award decision
Economic imbalance of the contract and extended time on site
Additional works and contract settlement (liquidación) with reservations
Recovery of amounts accrued and unpaid

Fiscal liability and oversight

We treat proceedings before the comptroller's offices (contralorías) as a separate front, with its own rules and timelines.

Defense of the contractor, the external contract inspector (interventor), and the contract supervisor
Statements of defense and appeals in fiscal liability proceedings
Responses to audit findings and requests
Assistance during inspections and the taking of evidence