Construction & Infrastructure Law

Scope of support

Construction & Infrastructure Law services

Legal and commercial support across the lifecycle of construction and infrastructure projects in Tonga. We advise developers, contractors, consultants, public bodies, and financiers on procurement, contracting, project delivery, payment, delay, defects, and dispute prevention.

• Construction and engineering contracts, including FIDIC and NEC forms
• Bespoke building, civil works, design-and-build, and EPC agreements
• Procurement planning, tender documentation, bid review, and evaluation support
• Contractor, subcontractor, supplier, and equipment-procurement agreements
• Consultancy, architectural, engineering, and project-management appointments
• Public works, donor-funded, and development-partner project documentation
• Contract administration, notices, certification, and recordkeeping frameworks
• Payment claims, retention, security, bonds, and performance guarantees
• Variations, delay, disruption, and extension-of-time assessment
• Defects, workmanship, warranties, commissioning, and completion arrangements

Our approach

Focused advice for matters connected with Tonga and the Pacific

Every enquiry begins with an assessment of the matter, the relevant jurisdiction, and the support required. Scope, timing, deliverables, and professional fees are agreed before substantive legal work begins.

Where a matter involves another Pacific jurisdiction or specialist discipline, Semper Fidelis can identify the appropriate next step through its regional professional network.