PMCC International concentrates on a small number of demanding sectors. The work is technically intricate, contractually complex and commercially sensitive — and that is precisely where specialist consultancy delivers most value.
Each of the sectors below brings its own technical and contractual challenges. Our experience across all of them allows us to recognise patterns quickly and to build claims, defences and project strategies on solid ground.
Drinking water and process-water treatment facilities, including pre-treatment, filtration, membrane processes, disinfection and storage. Complex M&E and process scope, often delivered under EPC arrangements.
Municipal and industrial wastewater treatment, including biological treatment, sludge management and tertiary processes. Frequent disputes around process performance, acceptance testing and design responsibility.
Civil, mechanical and electrical works for pumping infrastructure, often on the critical path of larger water and wastewater systems. Sensitive to integration, testing and commissioning issues.
Water mains, sewer networks, transmission pipelines, district heating and process piping. Frequent issues include ground conditions, third-party interfaces, permits and rate-of-progress disputes.
Wider environmental works, including reuse and recycling facilities, sludge treatment, biogas plants and other process infrastructure with integrated civil, mechanical and electrical scope.
Cross-border projects under FIDIC Red, Yellow and Silver, EPC and bespoke turnkey contracts. Multi-party structures, multilingual teams and complex contractual interfaces are part of the everyday work.
Construction claims do not exist in the abstract. They turn on the way a particular project was designed, programmed and executed — and on what the contract actually says about that combination.
In water and environmental infrastructure, that means understanding membrane systems, biological processes, mechanical and electrical interfaces, commissioning sequences and acceptance regimes — alongside the contract. A consultant who knows the sector recognises the issues quickly, builds a credible narrative for the tribunal or the other side, and avoids the kind of mistakes that weaken a claim or a defence.
This is the reason PMCC International stays focused. It is more useful to clients, and the analysis is sharper for it.
A non-exhaustive list of the issues most often at the centre of disputes on water and environmental projects.