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#1 |
Project
Title |
Durres
– Rrogozhine Road Rehabilitation Project: Legal Advice and ICC
Arbitration |
| Country |
Project Cost (€) |
Staff
Members |
Client/Sponsor |
Time Period |
| Albania |
14.750.000 (claim) |
5 |
C.I. SARANTOPOULOS
/ PANTECHNIKI SA |
May 1999 - present |
| Detailed
description of project |
Type of services provided |
| TECHNOVAX S.A. (a joint venture
of two major Greek construction companies, AVAX and HELLENIC
TECHNODOMIKI) embarked on a project for the construction and
exploitation of an oil terminal on the Moldovan bank of the
Danube river ("Giurgiulesti Oil Terminal"). The services
provided by a current associates of TSIRONIS & ASSOCIATES
included the negotiation of the Loan Agreement and the relevant
project agreements with the European Bank for Reconstruction
and Development, as well as overall legal support during the
construction phase (vis-a-vis subcontractors and suppliers,
the Moldovan Government and the EBRD). The construction of the
terminal was advanced when the Moldovan side failed to perform
its obligations and the related dispute was led to pending arbitration. |
- Legal services including drafting and negotiation of
contractual documents (loan package, shareholders' agreements,
construction and subcontracting agreements, etc), provision
of legal advice.
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| Ref
#2 |
Project Title |
Co-ordination and Supervision:
Container Services Baku–Turkmenbashi (TACIS) |
| Country |
Project Cost (€) |
Staff Members |
Client/Sponsor |
Time Period |
| Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan |
148.430 |
1a |
European Commission:
TACIS - TRACECA Programme
|
October 1997 - July 1999 |
| Detailed
description of project |
Type of services provided |
| This
technical assistance project concerned the co-ordination and
supervision of the rehabilitation works (financed by the EU
TACIS Programme) of the container terminals of the ports of
Baku and Turkmenbashi, which are both vital links of the TRACECA
route. The supervision and co-ordination services were provided
by a multi-disciplinary team including legal, technical and
marine transportation experts (including highly qualified local
experts) which was involved in all the stages of the rehabilitation,
from the selection of the tenderer to the implementation and
completion of the works. During the progress of the works, many
problems were encountered and successfully overcome, including
the interface between the contractor and local authorities and
beneficiaries, the amendment of technical specifications and
designs, the management of financial issues, the certification
of works performed, etc. |
- Legal support, especially on issues related to selection
of tenderers, interpretation and implementation of contract
agreements, interface between parties
- Technical support, especially review and amendment of
designs, certification of works performed
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a - Current
senior associate of TSIRONIS & ASSOCIATES who was a key
expert in the project |
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| Ref
#3 |
Project
Title |
Giurgiulesti Oil Terminal |
| Country |
Project Cost (€) |
Staff
Members |
Client/Sponsor |
Time Period |
| Moldova |
> 35.000.000 |
1b |
TECHNOVAX SA /
EBRD loan - private funds
|
1996 - 2001 |
| Detailed
description of project |
Type of services provided |
| C. I.
SARANTOPOULOS S.A. (currently PANTECHNIKI SA), a major Greek construction
company, was awarded an EU-funded PHARE project for the rehabilitation of the
Durres-Rrogozhine road in Albania on the contractual basis of the FIDIC Red Book.
The project encountered several major problems, including widespread violence
interrupting the works, serious delays in the expropriation of the land necessary for
the construction of the road, legislative and administrative bottlenecks, and various
issues regarding unit prices and measurements, requiring extensive legal advice and
representation before Albanian and EU authorities. Total claims of EUR 14.750.000
are currently pending before an International Chamber of Commerce arbitral tribunal. |
- Legal (TSIRONIS & ASSOCIATES) and technical (PROMAS SA) advice
regarding the interpretation and implementation of the FIDIC Red Book-based contract
- Representation and support in negotiations with the Engineer, the European
Commission and the Albanian Government
- Submission of claims amounting to a total of EUR 14.750.000 to ICC arbitration:
legal representation (TSIRONIS & ASSOCIATES) and technical expert support
(PROMAS SA)
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b - Current
senior associate of TSIRONIS & ASSOCIATES who was a key
expert in the project |
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| Ref
#4 |
Project Title |
Poti Port Grain Terminal project |
| Country |
Project Cost (€) |
Staff Members |
Client/Sponsor |
Time Period |
| Georgia |
~14.000.000 |
1c |
European Bank for
Reconstruction and Development |
1995 - 1998 |
| Detailed
description of project |
Type of services provided |
| A
current senior associate of TSIRONIS & ASSOCIATES was a
key expert providing his services (including the appraisal of
the relevant Georgian legislation, the drafting of a concession
contract, the legal control of the subsequent international
tender process, etc.) regarding the construction of a Grain
Imports Terminal at Poti port. The contractual framework developed
for that project has been used as a blueprint for private investments
of similar nature in Georgia. |
- Review and assessment of applicable legislation
- Drafting and negotiation of a model concession contract
- Project and international tender structuring
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c - Current senior associate of TSIRONIS
& ASSOCIATES who was a key expert in the project |
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