Focus sector
Infrastructure & construction
Infrastructure and construction work runs on long-dated contracts where capital, time, and technical risk all sit in the same documents. Pactis structures and negotiates those agreements so risk is allocated deliberately and your position holds from groundbreaking through handover.
What we do
Pactis acts as legal and regulatory counsel across the project lifecycle of infrastructure and construction ventures, working from the contract architecture upward. We structure and negotiate EPC, design-build, and turnkey agreements; the joint-venture, consortium, and subcontracting arrangements that sit beneath them; and the supply, services, and offtake contracts that connect a project to its counterparties. Our drafting focuses on the clauses that decide outcomes on major projects — scope and variations, milestone and payment mechanics, liquidated damages and caps on liability, performance security, force majeure, change-in-law, and step-in rights — and on building dispute-resilience into the agreement through clear escalation, governing-law, and resolution clauses rather than leaving exposure to be argued later. Alongside the deal documents, we address the governance and regulatory layer: delegation-of-authority and approval frameworks for capital commitments, internal controls, and the licensing and disclosure obligations that regulated owners and developers carry. Where a matter calls for reserved court or arbitration representation, we coordinate licensed Saudi and international counsel under a single point of accountability so the file stays coherent.
What is included
- EPC, design-build, and turnkey construction agreements
- Joint-venture, consortium, and subcontractor arrangements
- Risk-allocation and dispute-resilience review of project contracts
- Variation, milestone, payment, and liquidated-damages mechanics
- Performance security, parent guarantees, and step-in provisions
- Delegation-of-authority and approval frameworks for capital commitments
When you need this
- You are about to sign a high-value EPC or turnkey contract
- You are forming a joint venture or consortium to bid or deliver a project
- A contractor or owner has raised a claim, variation, or delay dispute
- A foreign partner or contractor is entering your project structure
- Your board needs a clear approval and delegation framework for project commitments
Scope
PACTIS Legal advises and represents its clients directly on these matters within the Kingdom; where a matter reaches a foreign jurisdiction, it works with licensed local counsel under one accountable standard.
How we engage
This area is typically served through a defined strategic mandate for a specific project or contract, a governance and compliance project, or standing counsel on retainer for owners and developers with a continuous pipeline, with cross-border coordination where a project spans jurisdictions.