At Pragati Law Chambers, we are experienced in advising on issues relating to government procurement including vetting of tender conditions, instructions to bidders etc, advising on any issues that may arise during the procurement process and on the applicable law viz. Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurements Act, 1999 and Rules. We appear in writ petitions before the High Court of Karnataka in relation to any challenge raised by any bidder in respect of the tender process or in relation to forfeiture of Earnest Money Deposit or Blacklisting. We regularly advise clients on issues pertaining to debarment and blacklisting under the procurement act and we have successfully defended clients where action of debarment and backlisting was passed against them.
We are on the panel of several Government entities since 2012 and we extensively advise on all their tender matters. We draft and vet agreements, communications and documentation in relation to various procurement issues in order to avoid litigation. We also advise and appear for private companies who wish to challenge any Government Tenders for entities other than those for whom we are engaged.
We advise on various facets of Construction, EPC and other types of building contracts, devising strategies in relation to approaches to be adopted for any issues that may arise from breach of contracts, issues relating to retention money, delay mitigation, levy of penalties, price escalation, price adjustment, variations, indemnity, claims regarding maintenance contracts and claims for damages. We also advise on the way forward for termination of contracts, invocation of mobilisation guarantees and performance guarantees, modes of dispute resolution and arbitration.
