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Construction and development
The whole project lifecycle — from architect agreements through permits and financing to unit sales.
The legal steps in a development project are interconnected: the architect agreement determines whether you can complete the project with another designer; permits determine when you can start building; and sales documentation determines how quickly and safely you can sell the units.
We handle projects as a whole, from architectural study and design documentation agreements through permitting and construction financing to customer contracts. For construction companies, we structure contracts for work, subcontracts and acceptance procedures.
Services in this area
Services found: 7
- Legal services for construction companies Construction and development Works contracts and subcontracts, retention and penalties, acceptance of work, defects and complaints, and recovery of unpaid invoices in Czechia and Slovakia. View service
- Development project financing Construction and development The legal side of development financing: loan and security documents, bond issues, investor arrangements and project SPVs in Czechia and Slovakia. View service
- Apartment sales in a development project Construction and development Complete contractual documentation for unit sales in a development project, from reservations and off-plan sales to purchase agreements, registration and handover to the building manager. View service
- Legal support for development approvals Construction and development The legal side of the permitting process: developer representation, objections, agreements with neighbours and municipalities, and utility and access easements. View service
- Architectural concept design agreement Construction and development An architectural concept design agreement with a licence allowing the developer to use the concept in later project stages without dependence on one architect. View service
- Project documentation agreement Construction and development A design services agreement between the investor and designer, covering documentation stages, liability for design defects, licensing and milestone payments. View service
- Construction works contract Construction and development A construction and installation works contract with budgets, variations, retention, timing, site records, acceptance and warranties aligned with how construction actually proceeds. View service
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The most common questions in this area
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How do defect liability and warranties work under a construction contract?
A construction contract between businesses is governed by the Commercial Code. The contractor is liable for defects present at handover. The employer must notify defects without undue delay after discovering them or when they should have been discovered, and within five years of handover for buildings. If a quality warranty is agreed, the warranty period replaces this period. Late notification does not, however, automatically extinguish the rights: the court considers the contractor’s objection, and the Act provides an exception where the contractor knew the cause of the defect.
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Can a contractor charge more than the budget for additional works?
It depends on how the price is agreed. If it is fixed or set by a budget, more demanding work does not itself change the price. If the contract states that the budget does not guarantee completeness, the contractor may seek a reasonable increase for unforeseeable activities, but must notify them without undue delay or lose the claim. An increase exceeding 10 % allows the employer to withdraw from the contract.
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Why are handover and a handover record important on a building project?
Handover is important for performance of the works and generally also for the entitlement to payment. The transfer of ownership and risk of damage, however, depends on the contract and the regime under § 542 and § 554 of the Commercial Code; the employer may already own the works during construction. A warranty period is relevant if the contractor has assumed a quality warranty. At either party’s request, a written handover record must be made, recording identified defects and reservations.
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One firm in both countries
Our team is four attorneys and an assistant. Your matter is always handled by an attorney.
- Two bars, one lawyer
Attorney Mgr. Patrik Tulinský, LL.M. is registered with the Czech Bar Association (reg. no. 19654) and the Slovak Bar Association (reg. no. 300422).
- The whole process in Slovak and Czech
We know both legal systems from practice, so you do not have to.
- Prices agreed in advance
No surprise invoices. You know the price or cap before work begins.
- It does not end with this service
Once it is done, we cover contracts, debt recovery, real estate and corporate work in both countries.
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Further reading
After the first flat is sold: the developer as co-owner of the building, the repair fund and defects in common parts
With the first transfer of a flat, the developer becomes one of the owners of the building. It pays contributions to the operation, maintenance and repair fund for the unsold flats, votes at meetings, and the rights arising from defects in the building against the contractor pass to the flat owners. This article explains what to prepare for before the first purchase agreement is signed.
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From an architectural study to the building design: documentation stages and the contracts that carry them
The new Building Act recognises four stages of design documentation and does not list the architectural study among them. We explain what each stage contains, who may prepare it and how to set up contracts with the architect and the designer so that they dovetail. The article is for developers and investors preparing a project from the land upwards.
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Selling flats in a bank-financed project: the pledge, releasing units and deletion
A bank financing construction usually holds a pledge over the land and the building, and often over the future flats as well. Buyers and their banks, however, want a flat free of encumbrances. We explain why the pledge does not lapse on transfer of a flat, by what routes the Act allows individual flats to be released, and what to agree in the loan documentation before sales start.
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