Every industrial project in Finland requires a number of permits for which different authorities are each responsible. The different procedures are independent of one another, with no centralised procedure in the sense of “one-stop shopping.”

Drafting and negotiating an EPC contract primarily follows the needs of the project. Universal rules cannot generally be established. But of course, conventions and customs in the target market - Finland in this case - are a factor.

Hamina LNG Oy has awarded the EPC works for the construction of a 30,000 m³ LNG terminal to Wärtsilä Energy Solutions. Bergmann is advising the project owner in the procurement process.

Plant construction projects in the field of sophisticated infrastructure are being increasingly contracted out as EPC general contracts in Finland. Foreign providers are welcome - but are they well-positioned enough to actually land the contract?