7. PROJECTS, ENERGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE

Projects, infrastructure and energy 

Projects, infrastructure and energy is a prominent area throughout BFSC’s operation. We have provided legal advice in public and public-private partnership projects on infrastructure and public asset investment, including roads, ports, schools, hospitals, waste and wastewater treatment facilities. 

Regarding the private investment sector, we have provided legal advice on infrastructure investment projects of industrial parks, industrial clusters, hydropower and solar power plants, mineral exploitation, water exploitation, wastewater and waste treatment facilities. 

Regarding public and PPP investment, we have given legal counsel for investors and project enterprises in the stages of project study and proposal; project approval; bidding and selection of investors; negotiation of project contracts and arrangement of capital for project implementation. 

Our typical experiences regarding energy and infrastructure projects: 

Advising on a BT contract to build a market in exchange for the right to develop an urban residential area in a northern province. 

Providing legal advice to the owner of a BOT traffic project during the project planning phase and advice to the project enterprise during the negotiation with a foreign contractor participating in a BOT project. 

Advising on loan arrangement for a construction contractor of a BOT traffic project lent by a Vietnam-based foreign bank branch. 

Advising on capital transfer of an enterprise investing in a BOT traffic project during the project execution phase. 

Providing project consultancy for an over-12MW hydropower project in a northern province and a 20MW hydropower project in the Central region. 

Advising a foreign-invested economic organization on the contract worth US $12.4 million to purchase shares offered in private placement of a joint stock company operating in the field of energy. 

Advising on a component project on construction of clean water supply and wastewater treatment systems in a project on investment in industrial park infrastructure. 

Advising on a project for mining minerals for building materials and a project on exploitation of mineral water. 

Advising on the industrial zone infrastructure investment project implemented in a northern province with a total investment of more than US $ 500 million, including investment agreement consulting, capital arrangement and administrative procedures – licenses. 

Consulting hydroelectric projects for over US $ 50 million in a northern province, including investment advisory activities, EPC contract consultancy, consulting project loan contracts. 

Advising solar plants project for over US$ 1 billion in a southern central provinces, including consultancy activities such as consulting BCC, EPC for solar plants.  

Advising on the industrial zone infrastructure investment project implemented in a northern province with a total investment of more than US $ 110 million, including investment agreement consulting, capital arrangement and administrative procedures – licenses.