Companies
In public procurement most bids are not lost on price: they are lost on a qualifying requirement that was poorly evidenced.
Direct answer
Public business law governs the relationship between a private company and the State, whether as counterparty or as authority: submitting bids, performing the public contract, disputes with the entity, and sanctions proceedings that can end in fines or debarment from contracting. Acerteq works that relationship from the company’s side, rather than as a general administrative law practice.
Scope
Review of tender documents, qualifying requirements, evidence of experience, consortium and joint venture arrangements, and observations to the process.
Amendments, extensions, suspensions, restoration of the economic balance, final settlement and dealings with the supervising engineer.
Claims, pre-litigation conciliation and contractual disputes before the administrative courts.
Defence against fines, termination for default and breach findings, and analysis of disqualifications before submitting a bid.
Structuring and support in infrastructure projects under PPP and privately initiated schemes.
Petitions, administrative appeals, licences and permits, and constitutional actions where the ordinary route does not protect in time.
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How we work
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An initial session where we map your real exposure: what risk exists today, its financial impact and how urgent it is.
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We deliver scope, deliverables, timelines and fees in writing before signing. You know exactly what you get and what it costs.
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A senior lawyer owns your matter end to end, with direct, unfiltered access. Every request is logged on the platform.
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Periodic reporting on real status, regulatory alerts for your sector and an annual review of your legal risk matrix.
Frequently asked questions
Yes, and that is the most effective moment to do it. Observations are filed during the consultation period on the draft documents, and the final terms may be challenged where they include requirements that unduly restrict competition or are tailored to one bidder. Complaining after the award is far harder than correcting the terms in time.
It is the contractor’s right to have the agreed financial equation maintained when unforeseen circumstances beyond its control alter the cost of performance: increased quantities, acts of the administration or supervening events. Restoring it requires proving the event, its unforeseeability and the financial impact with accounting support, and claiming in good time: silence during performance weakens the claim.
Among other grounds: a declaration of contract termination for default, sanctions for breach, convictions of the company or its directors for certain offences, and links to disqualified persons. Debarment runs for statutory periods and may extend to parent companies and subsidiaries, so it is worth checking before forming a consortium rather than after the award.
In most contractual disputes, out-of-court conciliation before the Attorney General’s Office is a procedural requirement: without it the claim is rejected. It is also a genuine opportunity to settle, because entities’ conciliation committees can accept proposals where the claim is well supported. We prepare that hearing with the same rigour as a trial.
First consultation
Tell us what is happening. A senior lawyer in this area will read it and reply within two business hours with a first assessment and no commitment.
The person who assesses you is the person who would run the matter.
Scope, deliverables and price before any engagement is signed.
Every request is logged on the platform with a visible status.
First consultation
⏱ Response in under 2 business hours.
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Related practice areas
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Next step
A 30-minute diagnostic with a senior lawyer, with no obligation to engage. You leave with a clear read on your risk and what to do first.
Response in under 2 business hours.
