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Infrastructure and PPP
The Infrastructure and PPP Practice Team has been advising for over 20 years on the structuring and support of PPP projects, other infrastructure projects, and project finance in Russia, the CIS, and other countries worldwide. Their expertise spans transport, energy, industrial production, IT infrastructure, as well as the social and communal sectors.
The lawyers have participated in the preparation and support of the implementation of some of the largest and most landmark infrastructure and other projects in Russia, many of which were pioneering within their respective sectors. This includes the development of strategic federal project initiatives, digital transformation projects for regions, the implementation of federal programmes and the development of social and transport infrastructure facilities, construction of high-tech facilities, and the launch of innovative manufacturing operations. They possess unique experience working on legislative initiatives, legal and institutional reforms in the field of investment and PPP in Uzbekistan, the CIS countries, Central Asia, and the Caucasus.
The team comprises experts with extensive experience in liaising with and representing the interests of major financing institutions, development institutes, and state corporations; construction, manufacturing, and service companies; operators; Russian and international investors; and governmental authorities at all levels of public administration.
Among their notable achievements are participation in the implementation of large-scale federal infrastructure programmes, as well as successful collaboration with all major banks, state corporations, leading private firms, and other national companies.
The lawyers have participated in the preparation and support of the implementation of some of the largest and most landmark infrastructure and other projects in Russia, many of which were pioneering within their respective sectors. This includes the development of strategic federal project initiatives, digital transformation projects for regions, the implementation of federal programmes and the development of social and transport infrastructure facilities, construction of high-tech facilities, and the launch of innovative manufacturing operations. They possess unique experience working on legislative initiatives, legal and institutional reforms in the field of investment and PPP in Uzbekistan, the CIS countries, Central Asia, and the Caucasus.
The team comprises experts with extensive experience in liaising with and representing the interests of major financing institutions, development institutes, and state corporations; construction, manufacturing, and service companies; operators; Russian and international investors; and governmental authorities at all levels of public administration.
Among their notable achievements are participation in the implementation of large-scale federal infrastructure programmes, as well as successful collaboration with all major banks, state corporations, leading private firms, and other national companies.
Experience Highlights
Transport
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Sberbank, VTB, Sovcombank, VSM Dve Stolitsy, etc. in connection with the financing, creation, and operation of the infrastructure of high-speed public railway transport and the acquisition and operation of high-speed railway rolling stock on the basis of a concession agreement, where the volume of investments is more than 1 trillion rubles;
Avtodor for the project of creation, implementation, and operation of the Intelligent Transport System (SVP, ASUUD, STB) of the Central Ring Road. Development and amendments to the Operator Agreement for the construction and operation of the SVP / ASUUD within the framework of the creation of the Single Operator of the TsKAD;
Gazprombank (JSC) in connection with the creation and operation of the tram network in the city of Saint Petersburg on the basis of a concession agreement;
Tatarstan / Autostrada Group in connection with the preparation of a concession project for the creation and operation of the "Alekseevskoe – Almetyevsk" highway, as part of the toll road "Shali (M-7) – Bavly (M-5)" in the Republic of Tatarstan (Rosinfra Award – Best PPP Project in the Field of Mainline Infrastructure, 2022);
Tenth Concession Company (VIS Group) in connection with the financial close of the project for the construction and operation of a bridge crossing over the Kaliningrad Bay under a concession agreement, including the development of a risk memorandum, a supplementary agreement, and a direct agreement, as well as the preparation of financial and corporate transaction documentation;
Crocus International in connection with the financial close of the project for the construction and operation of the Central Ring Road (Section 1) under a PPP agreement;
Avtodor-Invest (Avtodor Group) comprehensive legal support for the Central Ring Road project (Sections 3 and 4) at the stages of tender preparation, tender participation, commercial and financial close, including the drafting of tender documentation and concession agreements (Best Infrastructure Deal of 2017 according to The Lawyer European Award 2017);
RT-Invest Transport Systems / PLATON in connection with the creation of facilities used to ensure the functioning of the automated system for weight and dimensional control of vehicles on federal highways, and their synchronization with the PLATON system; as well as in connection with the implementation of a third-party mobile application, etc.;
RDIF, Leader Asset Management, Pizzarotti in connection with the comprehensive structuring of a project under the private initiative mechanism for the financing, construction, and tolled operation of level railway crossings in the Moscow Region, as well as the preparation of legal documentation, including negotiations with the Moscow Region authorities;
United Toll Collection Systems at the stage of financial close for the project involving the reconstruction, maintenance, and operation of the M4 "Don" federal highway (the first O&M project in Russia);
China Railway Construction Corporation in connection with the preparation of a concession project for the creation and operation of the "Vladivostok Ring Road," including the preparation of the draft concession agreement, the proposal for entering into a concession agreement, and support for negotiations with the public sector;
VEB.RF in connection with the project for providing passenger transport services via suburban rail transport in the city of Moscow and the Moscow Region;
RT-Invest Transport Systems on specific matters related to the preparation of a PPP project for the creation and operation of a digital system for the purposes of providing transport services;
Sber Group in relation to the financing of a project for the construction of a section of highway in the city of Surgut under a concession agreement, including the preparation of a project risk memorandum and proposals for amending the concession agreement;
RRSPT (Morton Group) in connection with a concession project for the construction of a new high-speed tram line "Vidnoye – Butovo – Shcherbinka – Moscow" and during negotiations with the Government of the Moscow Region;
Toll Road Group in connection with the reconstruction of two sections of highway with the construction of railway overpasses in the Naro-Fominsk and Odintsovo districts of the Moscow Region under a concession agreement (Winner of the Rosinfra Award – Best Private Concession Initiative, 2017);
the Eighth Concession Company LLC (VIS Group) in connection with the implementation of a project for the construction and operation of a bridge crossing over the Lena River in Yakutsk under a concession agreement (Winner of the Rosinfra Award – Best Mainline Infrastructure Project, 2021);
Sinara – Urban Transport Solutions Krasnodar LLC in relation to a project for the creation, reconstruction, and operation of public ground electric transport infrastructure in Krasnodar Krai under a concession agreement.
Construction of education and urban infrastructure facilities
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VEB.RF and Rodina Group in connection with the financing of the project for the reconstruction and operation of a cultural heritage site – an inter-university campus in the city of Ivanovo, under a concession agreement (agreement signed in 2023);
AVIVIR in connection with the preparation of a concession project for the creation and operation of an inter-university campus in the city of Ufa, Republic of Bashkortostan;
ANO CRRO in connection with the project for the financing, design, construction, and operation of the educational center “Ural Educational Residence” in the Sverdlovsk Region under a concession agreement (agreement signed in March 2022);
PPP Center of the Ulyanovsk Region in relation to the preparation of a memorandum on organizational and legal models and conditions for the implementation of a project to create an inter-university campus in the city of Ulyanovsk;
Rimera Group in connection with the implementation of a project for the construction and operation of a general education school with a barrier-free environment in the Skolkovo Innovation Center (agreement signed in 2021);
Polar Star" / Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) in connection with the implementation of a project to create the year-round children’s recreation center “Polar Star” in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) under a concession agreement (Winner of the Rosinfra Award – Best PPP Project in the Field of Children’s Recreational Infrastructure, 2020);
Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug Development Fund on the preparation of standard (model) documentation for projects involving the creation and operation of general education institutions under a concession agreement (model solution for the “New Schools of Yugra” program);
ChTPZ PJSC / “Vysota” Ice Arena in connection with the preparation of a concession project for the construction and operation of the “Vysota” Ice Arena in the city of Ozersk, Chelyabinsk Region (agreement signed in 2018; project – winner of the Moscow Stadium & Arena Awards 2018);
Digital Primorye LLC in connection with the preparation of a project to create the information system “Digital Primorye” under a concession agreement; preparation of a private initiative; advising in connection with the signing of the agreement and the financial close (agreement signed in April 2021);
Sberbank PJSC on the development of a “turnkey” solution by Sberbank for the financing of concession projects for the construction of general education schools in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation;
a construction company in connection with the structuring and preparation of a concession project for the creation and maintenance of general education schools under a municipal-private partnership agreement;
a Russian development company in relation to structuring a PPP project for the creation and operation of a storage facility for museum collections;
GAUI of Moscow and Mostourism on the development of a concept for the participation of the city of Moscow in PPP projects for the creation/reconstruction and operation of collective accommodation facilities and integrated urban spaces;
the largest IT and internet company in Russia in connection with the construction of its headquarters in Moscow, including negotiations with the three finalists of the tender for the selection of the general contractor;
an investment company on the preparation of an operator agreement for the management of an exhibition complex and a complex of buildings and structures of an estate (cultural heritage site);
Major Russian developer of a historical cultural heritage site in central Moscow under a FIDIC-based contract for the restoration of a complex of historical buildings adapted for modern use for the creation of a multifunctional complex with apartments, shopping centers, an office center, and a hotel, including a comparative analysis of construction contracts under FIDIC forms (New Yellow Book and Silver Book) and adaptation of the FIDIC form to Russian law;
VI-Holding on project management for the construction of the multifunctional complex “City on the River Tushino” (including the largest high-tech Class A business park) and certain sports facilities with a total area of 292,000 sq. m.;
a project initiator on preparing a proposal for the implementation of a PPP project to create a socio-cultural zone (media cluster) under a PPP agreement;
VTB Group as a lender, on all PPP-related matters in connection with the construction of a perinatal center in Surgut, including legal due diligence of the project on behalf of the lender, drafting and agreeing on a direct agreement with the lender, as well as assisting in replacing the general contractor for the construction of the perinatal center (including work on a number of assignment and transfer agreements and a new EPC/construction contract with the new contractor);
a Russian investor in connection with the turnkey construction of a shopping center in the city of Sochi;
Government of the Murmansk Region on the legal elaboration of the concept for the implementation of the Arctic Business Cluster project;
a Russian investor on all aspects of a large-scale project for the design and construction of a multifunctional complex (8 office buildings) in Moscow, including a comparative analysis of construction contracts under FIDIC forms (Orange Book, New Yellow Book, and Silver Book), preparation of a draft contract under the FIDIC New Yellow Book, taking into account mandatory provisions of Russian law;
a financing organization on the financing of a project for the creation and operation of a park in a constituent entity of the Russian Federation under a concession agreement using the Far Eastern Concession mechanism;
“Smart City” / Central Federal District in connection with the preparation of legal documentation for a project to create and operate a “Smart City” system under a concession agreement;
Government of Moscow on possible instruments for supporting investment projects in Moscow for the creation of creative clusters and creative spaces, in connection with the preparation of draft regulations and explanatory documents (pursuant to Resolution of the Government of Moscow dated 23.11.2021 No. 18-ПП “On the implementation of a pilot project for the creation of creative clusters and creative spaces in the city of Moscow”);
Gazprom Neft OJSC and Multifunctional Complex “Lakhta Center” JSC within the framework of a large-scale project for the construction of the namesake modern public and business complex in the north-western part of St. Petersburg (near the Gulf of Finland), including a 500-meter tower and an adjacent area with business centers totaling 400,000 sq. m.;
a Russian company investing in a project for the construction of an office, retail, and hotel complex in Moscow, on matters related to the conclusion of a management agreement with the international hotel chain Rezidor/Radisson;
“VTB Arena Park” on matters related to the reconstruction of the Dynamo Stadium in Moscow and the construction of a multifunctional complex on the adjacent territory;
Yekaterinburg Center of the MNTK “Eye Microsurgery” JSC in connection with the financing, design, reconstruction, and operation of a healthcare facility under a concession agreement, located in Yekaterinburg (Winner of the Rosinfra Award – Best PPP Project in the Social Sphere, 2017).
Industry
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KONAR Group in connection with the preparation of a project for the creation and operation of a forging and foundry manufacturing complex in the Chelyabinsk Region under a PPP agreement (the first federal private initiative under the Federal Law on PPP);
Major Russian oil company in connection with the development of an EPC contract form for the construction and modernization of a polypropylene production plant, as well as for use in the construction of processing facilities on an offshore ice-resistant fixed platform;
a lender in connection with the financing of the construction of the “Baltic Chemical Complex” — an ethane-containing gas processing complex in Ust-Luga, including: (a) bankability review; (b) analysis of EPC and related supply and construction contracts; (c) negotiations with all contractors, equipment suppliers, and financial institutions on security instruments (bank guarantees);
VEB.RF, Russian state development corporation in connection with providing financing to RusKhimAlliance for the construction of an ethane-containing gas processing complex near the seaport of Ust-Luga (Leningrad Region) (including LNG and gas processing plants), as well as related infrastructure and port facilities;
Udokan Copper (formerly Baikal Mining Company) in connection with the construction of a mining and metallurgical plant with a capacity of 12 million tonnes of ore per year as part of the development of the Udokan copper deposit (Udokan MMC), including drafting the construction and installation contract for high-tech process equipment, and entering into the Udokan MMC construction contract (based on the FIDIC Red Book);
Arctic LNG 2 in connection with the implementation of an LNG production project (the second largest after Yamal LNG), including the drafting of EPC and equipment supply contracts, preparation and negotiation of an EPC contract under Russian law, and EPC contracts under English law for various components, equipment, and technical parts of the production complex;
Yamal LNG in connection with the construction of: (a) an LNG production plant as part of the development of the South Tambey gas field on the eastern coast of the Yamal Peninsula; (b) a power plant to supply the LNG production plant; (c) LNG storage tanks; (d) the Sabetta seaport on the Yamal Peninsula;
ChTPZ in connection with the preparation of the organizational and legal model and documentation for a project to create a manufacturing complex under a special investment contract;
Major Russian bank in connection with the analysis of risks arising from procurement, supply, and equipment installation contracts at the construction stage of a specialized coal transshipment terminal with a capacity of 12 million tonnes/year in the port of Vanino, Khabarovsk Krai, including the preparation of a project risk report from the lender’s perspective;
Lenders in connection with the construction in the Republic of Belarus of a plant producing 50,000 tonnes/year of cold-rolled steel and 240,000 tonnes/year of tinplate (“MMPZ Group” – Miory Rolling Mill), including amendments to existing contracts related to construction, supply contracts for long-lead industrial equipment, establishing a contractual procurement system for primary and auxiliary equipment, and entering into a contract with the general contractor;
LUKOIL Uzbekistan Operating Company in connection with the construction of facilities for the extraction, processing, and transportation of products at the Gissar and Kandym gas condensate fields in Central Asia;
a client in connection with the preparation of an EPC contract under a project for the construction of infrastructure for the Adamtash, Gumbulak, and Jarkuduk–Yangi Kizilcha gas condensate fields;
a client on modernization of an oil refinery in the Southern Federal District including preparation of financial documentation, advising on construction and procurement strategy and methods, and on various design and construction contracts with Russian and international contractors;
One of Russia’s largest oil and gas companies in connection with obtaining financing for the modernization and expansion of an oil refinery in southern Russia, including various construction, contracting, and strategy issues;
Praxair in connection with the construction of an air separation plant in Volgograd;
SOCAR (State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic) on the construction in Azerbaijan of a new gas processing, petrochemical, and oil refining complex, as well as a power plant to serve it, valued at USD 15 billion;
NK Alliance in connection with the reconstruction of an oil refinery in Khabarovsk, valued at USD 800 million, including drafting EPC contract templates;
Shtokman Development AG, a joint venture of Gazprom, Total, and Statoil on logistics and material supply matters for the offshore development of the Shtokman gas field in the Barents Sea, as well as aspects of gas and condensate production and processing under the project;
Lenders on matters related to the provision of land plots and obtaining the necessary approvals for the implementation of the Nord Stream gas pipeline construction project valued at EUR 7 billion — the largest offshore gas pipeline passing through the economic zones of Russia, Finland, Denmark, Sweden, and Germany;
LUKOIL Uzbekistan Operating Company in connection with the construction of facilities for the extraction, processing, and transportation of products at the Gissar and Kandym gas condensate fields in Central Asia;
Client in connection with the preparation of an EPC contract under a project for the construction of infrastructure for the Adamtash, Gumbulak, and Jarkuduk–Yangi Kizilcha gas condensate fields;
Client on modernization of an oil refinery in the Southern Federal District including preparation of financial documentation, advising on construction and procurement strategy and methods, and on various design and construction contracts with Russian and international contractors;
One of Russia’s largest oil and gas companies in connection with obtaining financing for the modernization and expansion of an oil refinery in southern Russia, including various construction, contracting, and strategy issues;
Praxair in connection with the construction of an air separation plant in Volgograd;
SOCAR (State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic) on the construction in Azerbaijan of a new gas processing, petrochemical, and oil refining complex, as well as a power plant to serve it, valued at USD 15 billion;
NK Alliance in connection with the reconstruction of an oil refinery in Khabarovsk, valued at USD 800 million, including drafting EPC contract templates;
Shtokman Development AG, a joint venture of Gazprom, Total, and Statoil on logistics and material supply matters for the offshore development of the Shtokman gas field in the Barents Sea, as well as aspects of gas and condensate production and processing under the project.
Lenders on matters related to the provision of land plots and obtaining the necessary approvals for the implementation of the Nord Stream gas pipeline construction project valued at EUR 7 billion — the largest offshore gas pipeline passing through the economic zones of Russia, Finland, Denmark, Sweden, and Germany;
Shtokman Development AG, a joint venture of Gazprom, Total, and Statoil on logistics and material supply matters for the offshore development of the Shtokman gas field in the Barents Sea, as well as aspects of gas and condensate production and processing under the project.
an investor within the framework of a project involving the construction and financing of the third 800 MW power unit of a state district power plant (GRES);
a client in connection with legal due diligence and financing for the construction of a hydrometallurgical plant in Khabarovsk Krai. This project is being implemented by one of the leading Russian precious metals mining groups and involves financing and constructing a high-voltage transmission line;
a client in connection with financing of RUB 14 billion for stages 2 and 3 of the construction of a deep soybean processing plant in Belogorsk;
a client on matters of financing and construction of a 28 km main conveyor from the Solntsevsky coal deposit to the port of Shakhtersk, as well as modernization of the only specialized maritime coal terminal on Sakhalin;
a client on financing and development of the Ametistovoye and Baranyevskoye deposits (construction of the Ametistovoye Mining and Processing Plant, modernization of the Aginskaya gold recovery plant, etc.);
Norilsk Nickel MMC in connection with a risk analysis for the construction of sulfur production facilities at the Nadezhda Metallurgical Plant and the Copper Plant, located in the Norilsk Industrial District, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia;
Lenders in connection with the construction of a power transmission line and substation for Polymetal’s project to develop the Nezhdaninskoye deposit; and for Sveza — one of the world’s largest producers of birch plywood — on financing of USD 1.8 billion for the construction of a pulp mill;
Fortum in connection with the construction of a 35 MW wind farm in the Ulyanovsk Region, including the preparation and negotiation of an EPC construction contract;
Technology owner company in connection with licensing and design in the production of mineral fertilizers, feed and technical salts, sulfuric acid, and extraction phosphoric acid for a project in India.
IT and related infrastructure
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a client on matters of comprehensive support for a project involving the supply of chips from Hong Kong for high-tech manufacturing in Russia (legal support, anti-sanctions structuring, financial and other logistics);
Digital Primorye LLC in connection with the preparation of a project to create the “Digital Primorye” information system under a concession; preparation of a private initiative; advising in connection with the signing of the concession agreement and financial close;
Tatarstan Projects JSC in connection with the preparation of a project to create infrastructure for the operation and maintenance of unmanned aerial vehicles under a PPP arrangement;
Center for the Development of Advanced Technologies in connection with the preparation of a project to create a digital product labelling and traceability system (goods circulation monitoring) under a public-private partnership agreement;
Avtodor Group / Unified Operator of the Central Ring Road on the development of possible organizational and legal models for the implementation of a project to create an IT platform based on the Moscow Central Circle (MCC) transport complex;
RT-Invest Transport Systems / PLATON ASWGC in connection with the creation of facilities used to ensure the functioning of the automated system for weight and dimensional control of vehicles on federal highways and their synchronization with the PLATON system;
Rostelecom PJSC on the preparation of concession projects for the creation of a photo and video enforcement system for traffic violations in the Republic of Kalmykia and several other constituent entities of the Russian Federation;
A+ Integration LLC in connection with the preparation of a project for the creation and operation of a system for the automated enforcement of road traffic violations in the Chuvash Republic under a concession agreement, including drafting the concession agreement and proposal for entering into the concession agreement, as well as supporting negotiations and execution of the concession agreement;
Technopass LLC in connection with the financing, creation, and operation of the Unified Federal System for Monitoring and Control of Interregional Passenger Transportation under a concession agreement, including preparation of necessary amendments to Russian legislation for the project’s implementation, drafting the concession agreement, and other project-related documents;
Lenders in connection with the construction in the Republic of Belarus of a plant producing 50,000 tonnes/year of cold-rolled steel and 240,000 tonnes/year of tinplate (“MMPZ Group” – Miory Rolling Mill), including amendments to existing contracts related to construction, supply contracts for long-lead industrial equipment, establishing a contractual procurement system for primary and auxiliary equipment, and entering into a contract with the general contractor;
Avtodor Group on the project for the creation, implementation, and operation of the Central Ring Road Intelligent Transport System (ITS) (including Toll Collection System, Automated Traffic Management System, and Roadside Equipment). Drafting and amending the Operator Agreement for the construction and operation of the toll collection and traffic management systems within the framework of establishing the Unified Central Ring Road Operator;
RT-Invest Transport Systems / PLATON in connection with the creation of facilities used to ensure the functioning of the automated system for weight and dimensional control of vehicles on federal highways and their synchronization with the PLATON system; also, in connection with the introduction of a third-party mobile application, etc.;
Moscow Transport OJSC on the development of possible organizational and legal models for the implementation of an investment project to create a telecommunications IT platform based on the Moscow Central Circle (MCC) transport complex;
KONSTEVO JSC in connection with the development of a “One Window” program for the creation (or reconstruction) and operation of sports infrastructure facilities under public-private (municipal-private) partnership and concession agreements;
United Toll Collection Systems LLC at the stage of financial close for the project involving the reconstruction, maintenance, and operation of the M4 “Don” federal highway (the first O&M project in Russia);
Sitronics KASU in relation to the creation of a “Safe City” system under a concession agreement in the North Caucasus Federal District;
RT-Invest Transport Systems / Navigation Seals on the development of the legal model for preparing and implementing a PPP project to create and operate a navigation seal system for vehicles, including drafting proposals for amendments to the EAEU legislation;
a сlient on the preparation of a project for the creation of a procurement trading system for goods, works, and services by certain types of legal entities under a concession agreement;
a client on the preparation of a project for the creation and operation of an information system for forest fire prevention under a special form of public-private partnership (SPPP);
VEB.RF on drafting amendments and additions to the bill clarifying the procedure and conditions for implementing PPP projects in the IT sector, as part of the second reading in the State Duma of the Russian Federation (future Law No. 604-FZ of 29.12.2022).
Who will be working with you
Our team
Alexander Dolgov
Partner, Head of Infrastructure and PPP Practice, LL.M.
Who will be working with you
Our team
Alexander Dolgov
Partner, Head of Infrastructure and PPP Practice, LL.M.
Konstantin Makarevich
Partner, Head of Infrasructure and PPP Practice, PhD in Law
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