We offer the following services in the PPP space:

• Government Advisory & Structuring: We work closely with government entities to design and structure PPP projects, ensuring they align with legal, regulatory, and policy requirements. Our team assists in drafting PPP policies and agreements that balance public interest with private sector involvement;

• Legal Due Diligence: We conduct thorough legal due diligence to ensure that all aspects of a PPP project comply with local and regional regulations. This includes evaluating the legal risks associated with project financing, land acquisition, environmental impacts, and stakeholder obligations;

• Tender Document Drafting & Evaluation: We assist governments in drafting clear, comprehensive, and legally sound tender documents for PPP projects. Our team also evaluates bids to ensure that proposals comply with the tendering process and meet the necessary technical and financial criteria;

• Advisory Services: We provide strategic legal counsel on structuring, drafting, and negotiating PPP agreements, ensuring alignment with legal, regulatory, and policy frameworks;

• Project Finance: Our team assists in structuring financing for PPP projects, navigating both equity and debt financing options, and working with financial institutions to ensure project viability;

• Regulatory Compliance: We ensure that all aspects of a PPP project comply with local and regional, including procurement regulations, environmental and social standards, and labor laws;

• Risk Management: We help stakeholders identify and manage risks inherent in PPP projects, including financial, operational, and legal risks, to ensure the long-term success of the partnership.

Our team’s deep understanding of both public policy and private sector dynamics ensures that we provide practical, results-oriented solutions to all parties involved. Whether you are a government entity seeking to mobilize private investment, a private company looking to enter a partnership, or a financial institution providing funding, we can guide you through every step of the PPP process.

Some of HP | FKM’s key representative engagements include the following:

• Bidders in relation to the Rawalpindi-Kharian Motorway (RKM) PPP Project;
• Financial institutions in relation to the Sukkur-Hyderabad Motorway (M6) PPP Project;
• Granting authority and International Finance Corporation (IFC) in relation to the Multigrain Silos PPP Project in Sindh;
• Bidders in relation to the Afforestation, Reforestation & Revegetation PPP Project in Sindh;
• Adam Smith International and KPEZDMC in relation to the Daraban Special Economic Zone PPP Project;
• Adam Smith International and GoKPK in relation to the Voluntary Carbon Markets PPP Project;
• Granting authority and IFC in relation to the outsourcing of the Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad Airports on a PPP basis;
• Granting authority and World Bank in relation to the project to rehabilitate, operate, manage and maintain on a PPP basis ninety-five (95) healthcare facilities in the province of Sindh;
• Granting authority and IFC in relation to the 65 MGD Karachi Bulk Water Supply Project;
• Granting authority in relation to two (2) sweater desalination plant projects in Karachi;
• Granting authority in relation to all its special economic zone projects in Sindh;
• Granting authority in relation to the Rani Bagh Public Park PPP Project;
• Granting authority and Asian Development Bank (ADB) in relation to three (3) road sector operations and maintenance PPPs in Sindh;
• Principal sponsor and project company with regard to the project for conversion of the Karachi-Hyderabad Superhighway into a controlled access motorway (M-9) on a PPP basis;
• Principal sponsor and project company with regard to the Sialkot-Kharian Motorway (SKM) PPP Project;
• Principal sponsor and project company with regard to construction of the Lahore-Sialkot Motorway (LSM) on a PPP basis;
• Principal sponsor and project company in relation to the project for overlay and modernization of the M-2 Motorway, connecting Lahore with Islamabad, on a PPP basis;
• Principal sponsor and project company in relation to the project for construction of the Swat Motorway Phase II on a PPP basis;
• Principal sponsor and project company in relation to the project for construction of the Swat Expressway on a PPP basis;
• Public sector entity in respect of the project for construction of a link road connecting the Karachi-Hyderabad Motorway (M-9) with the National Highway (N-5);
• Principal sponsor and project company with regard to the project for design, detailed engineering, operation and maintenance of the Lahore Ring Road (SL1&2) on a PPP basis;
• Principal sponsor and project company with regard to the project for design, detailed engineering, operation and maintenance of the Lahore Ring Road (SL3) on a PPP basis;
• Principal sponsor and project company in relation to the Karachi-Thatta Dual Carriageway Project to be undertaken on a PPP basis;
• Sponsors and project company in respect of the project for construction of a flyover at railway crossing on Defence Road at Kahna Kacha, Lahore on a PPP basis;
• Sponsors and project company in relation to the project for development of a new flyover/railway overhead bridge at Habibabad on the N-5 national highway on a PPP basis;
• Sponsors and project company in relation to the Multan-Muzafargarh-Dera Ghazi Khan Highway Project to be undertaken on a PPP basis;
• Sponsors and project company in respect of the development of the New Benazir Bhutto International Airport (NBBIA) connecting roads network on a PPP basis;
• Multilateral Bank in relation to the Punjab Urban Development Projects (PRF-02) relating to municipal services in 7 intermediate cities in Punjab;
• Bidders in relation to the 100 MGD Karachi Hub Water Canal PPP Project;
• Bidders in relation to the Rawalpindi Ring Road Project;
• Bidders in relation to the Sialkot-Kharian Motorway Project;
• Bidders in relation to the Swat Motorway Phase II Project;
• Bidders in relation to the Dhabeji Special Economic Zone Project;
• Bidder in relation to the Faisalabad-Chiniot project proposed to be undertaken on a PPP basis;
• Public sector entity in respect of the project for construction of a flyover bridge at Shahdara, Lahore on a PPP basis;
• Major road sector authority on the development of a service area along the M-1 motorway on a PPP basis;
• Sponsors in relation to the White Oil Pipeline Project;
• Bidders in respect of the project for the construction of the Malir Expressway in Sindh on a PPP basis;
• Bidders in respect of the project for construction of the Bus Rapid Transit Infrastructure for Blue Line in Karachi on PPP basis;
• Project proponents in relation to various unsolicited proposals for PPP projects.