Designing a maritime tender: from the scope of services to a risk allocation matrix
How to prepare RFP documents that are clear, can be evaluated and stand up to contractual disputes.
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Contracts and Risk Management
Tender design, scope of work, choice of legal instrument and risk allocation.
Maritime contract, memorandum of understanding or concession: choosing the right legal instrument
Before negotiating the text, the nature of the obligation, the signatory's authority and the desired means of enforcement must be clear.
Where does a successful maritime tender begin? With a well-defined scope of work
The main cause of failed tenders, unrealistic pricing and exhausting claims in maritime projects lies not in evaluation or performance, but in a vague, incomplete and non-standard scope of work in the original documents.
Poor risk allocation: how a maritime contract turns into a dispute
Loading every operational, legal and unforeseen risk onto the other party is not good drafting. It is a reliable recipe for financial failure, a stalled project and a maritime contract that ends in exhausting litigation or arbitration.
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