Construction law

Procurement law and construction law have been our business for 25 years. Whether it concerns schools, homes, offices or other buildings; Boot Advocaten supports at tendering, (re)financing and contracting. We advise and help with the realization of (changing) strategic objectives. -bb3b-136bad5cf58d_clients from the first strategy discussion up to and including the tender, realization and operation. Recently we have been asked a lot for the sustainability of existing construction, project development and local energy generation. 

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Boot Advocaten mainly does its work for Construction and real estate in advance, en advises about matters such as extension of construction time, additional and less work, deductible quantities, cost-increasing circumstances, delivery and warning obligation.

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Boot Advocaten also advises  after delivery, in matters such as hidden defects, design errors, implementation errors, construction time delays, damage as a result of construction work and (CAR) insurance disputes.

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In project and area development, we assist with both new construction and urban redevelopment. An important success factor is that we knowledge of private, public and European law, combined with a sense of political relations and insight into technical specifications, apply planning and budget  in conjunction.

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Since the economic crisis in the real estate sector, land operations are often under pressure and obligations cannot be met. Boot Advocaten is very experienced in renegotiating and/or breaking up contracts (including construction claims), unbundling partnerships, litigating about non-compliance with obligations (Financial Recovery) or actually bringing about bankruptcies in the construction and real estate sectors. .

Boot Advocaten has extensive experience in construction law cases and has supervised large real estate projects, such as het City Hall The Hague, Babylon, Zurichtoren en Hermitage Amsterdam. Boot Advocaten has also contributed to important rail infrastructure projects, including the Zoetermeer line, the Oosterheem line and the replacement of switches and tracks of de multi-year subway GVB Amsterdam replacement plan.

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In addition, Boot Advocaten has supervised high-profile projects such as the sound insulation project Schiphol, de Railway zone Tilburg, Central District in Rotterdam, project Brouwerspoort in Veenendaal and it Louis Davidscarre in Zandvoort. The office has also been involved in the redevelopment of central areas such as Zandvoort central boulevard en Cultural Center and Schouwburg Hoofddorpas well as many housing projects.