India
 
Services for Financial Institutions and Banks as Lender’s Independent Engineer
 

Lahmeyer provides expert services to financial Institutions/ Banks/ Lenders / Private Equity Firms & Hedge Funds during Pre-financial closure phase, Implementation phase, Performance guarantee testing and Project completion phase and Operation phase of the projects in evaluating and developing projects and by virtue of an extensive knowledge of the marketplace, can introduce investors to suitable likely projects. The services provided broadly include:

 
Pre Financial Closure Phase
  • Review of the project’s conceptual design and basic engineering, construction & operation plans.
  • Assessment of the fuel supply chain.
  • Assessment of Power Potential.
  • Assessment of the redundancy concept.
  • Review of Project Agreements (Power Purchase Agreement, Fuel Supply Agreement, Transportation Agreement etc)
  • Review of Permits and Licenses.
  • Assessment of EPC/various packages and O&M Contracts.
  • Review of financial model and Security Package Mechanism.
Implementation Phase
  • Monitoring of construction progress and monitoring Capital Cost & Disbursement
  • Adherence to time schedule & Budget.
  • Assessment of variation orders.
  • Regular reporting during construction up to commercial operation.
  • Quality Surveillance at workshops and Project Site.
  • Supervision of plant commissioning.
  • Assessment of the testing provisions.
  • Performance Guarantee tests- witnessing and evaluation.
  • Review of Punch List Closure.
  • Project Completion Certification.
Plant Operation Phase
  • O&M Systems and preparedness.
  • Examination of current and planned operating philosophy.
  • Regular reporting of operations (performance, statutory compliances, safety) over the term of debt.
  • Monitoring and reporting of budgets, revenues, O&M cost.
  • Assessment of proposed plant modifications.