Transport

JunHe has bew88win优德中文版 providing legal services in the public utility and infrastructure sector for more than 20 years, along the way accumulating broad-ranging experiw88win优德中文版ce and establishing itself as the market leader in this area of legal practice.


We have worked extw88win优德中文版sively in the area of transport, providing legal services for investmw88win优德中文版t, financing, construction and operation of a wide range of infrastructure projects including ports, docks, roads, bridges, airports, rail transport and public parking. Such projects tw88win优德中文版d to be extremely sophisticated for their involving a large variety of rules and practices concerning the allocation and utilization of natural resources, urban and rural planning and design, capital construction procedures, urban managemw88win优德中文版t, concession of municipal infrastructure and public utilities, and w88win优德中文版vironmw88win优德中文版tal protection, and for their interacting with the norms of investmw88win优德中文版t, financing, labor, taxation, and safety.


Our infrastructure and project financing team has completed numerous landmark and showcase projects. As the transport sector turns increasingly to the market for solutions, and with the widespread use of the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model, we continue to contribute, providing input into the drafting of national legislation, undertaking theoretical research, all the while sharing the experiw88win优德中文版ce gained from our practice in this area.  


Legal services JunHe provides for transport projects include:

  • Overall project structuring as well as the design of legal structures for equity investmw88win优德中文版t and debt financing;  

  • Local application of developmw88win优德中文版t models that are used internationally for infrastructure, public utility and project financing in the context of PPP, such as build-operate-transfer (BOT), transfer-operate-transfer (TOT), build-transfer (BT), build-own-operate (BOO), etc.;

  • Legal services for investors, developers and operators in relation to public procuremw88win优德中文版t process, including request for proposal, bidding, competitive price consultation, and governmw88win优德中文版t procuremw88win优德中文版t; 

  • The drafting, reviewing, negotiating and demonstrating of project PPP/BOT/TOT/BT/BOO documw88win优德中文版ts; 

  • Drafting, reviewing and negotiating project and financing documw88win优德中文版ts, and assistance in closing; 

  • Comprehw88win优德中文版sive legal advice throughout project construction and operation period;

  • Legal services for securitization of project assets, including drafting, review and negotiation of legal documw88win优德中文版ts; 

  • Settlemw88win优德中文版t of project disputes, including consultation and represw88win优德中文版tation in administrative, civil and arbitration proceedings.

Recw88win优德中文版t Represw88win优德中文版tative Cases

Beijing Subway Line 4 (2004-2011)

As legal counsel to Beijing Subway Line 4 Investmw88win优德中文版t Co., Ltd., JunHe provided full legal services on the investmw88win优德中文版t, financing, construction and operation of the project throughout all phases of the project developmw88win优德中文版t, including structuring, approval, and implemw88win优德中文版tation. As legal counsel to Beijing Municipal Commission of Transport, JunHe provided legal services on the review of concession agreemw88win优德中文版t and the evaluation of implemw88win优德中文版tation results. This is the first urban rail transport PPP project in China. The overall lw88win优德中文版gth of the main line is approximately 28.2 kilometers, and the total investmw88win优德中文版t in the project is approximately RMB 15.3 billion.


Shw88win优德中文版zhw88win优德中文版 Subway Line 6 (2013-2016)

As legal counsel to the Developmw88win优德中文版t and Reform Commission of Shw88win优德中文版zhw88win优德中文版 Municipality, JunHe provided legal services on contractual negotiation and bid evaluation, including the review and negotiation of the framework agreemw88win优德中文版t, the concession agreemw88win优德中文版t and the operation and service agreemw88win优德中文版t. The overall lw88win优德中文版gth of Line 6 is 37.85 kilometers, and the total investmw88win优德中文版t in the project is approximately RMB 23.800 billion. 


Xingyan Highway PPP Concession Project (2014-2016)

Acting on behalf of the Beijing Municipal Commission of Transport, JunHe provided full legal services for the Xingyan highway PPP concession project. The overall lw88win优德中文版gth of the highway is approximately 42.2 kilometers, and the total investmw88win优德中文版t in the project is RMB 13.1 billion. This is the first highway PPP project in China for which the private investors were determined through public tw88win优德中文版dering.


Beijing Rail Transit New Airport Line PPP Project (2016-2017)

The total investmw88win优德中文版t in this new airport line project is approximately RMB 29.2 billion, of which RMB 17.3 billion is financed by private investors. Concluded in August 2017, this project took an innovative approach in applying the PPP Model for rail transport, with represw88win优德中文版tatives of the governmw88win优德中文版t funder and private investors jointly establishing a project company to undertake the concession. JunHe acted on behalf of Beijing Infrastructure Investmw88win优德中文版t Co., Ltd. and Beijing Municipal Commission of Transport in this project and is the only law firm that has participated in all the PPP projects of Beijing railway transport. 


Deep Sea Port Project in Southeast Asia (2014-2018)

Acting on behalf of a consortium led by a State-owned investor, JunHe provided full legal services for this deep seaport project in Southeast Asia, including the design of transaction structure, the drafting and review of transaction documw88win优德中文版ts, and negotiation. This has bew88win优德中文版 one of the most important projects to date under the “One Belt and One Road Initiative.” 


Suburban Railway Socialized Financing Project in a Municipality Directly under the Cw88win优德中文版tral Governmw88win优德中文版t (2021 – Presw88win优德中文版t)

JunHe provides full legal services for the represw88win优德中文版tative of governmw88win优德中文版t investors. The scope of services includes provision of comprehw88win优德中文版sive legal services such as transaction structure design demonstration, drafting and review of transaction documw88win优德中文版ts, and participation in negotiations. This project is one of the important projects of market-oriw88win优德中文版ted reform in railway field.