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Infrastructure & Construction

Public and private infrastructure, where contract structure and front-end discipline decide whether projects are delivered or disputed.

Sector context

What shapes projects here

Infrastructure projects are lost at the front end. Right of way availability, utility shifting responsibility, design maturity at award and the risk allocation embedded in the contract model determine outcomes far more than construction capability does.

Contract structures allocate risk very differently. EPC, BOT, HAM and annuity models place design, land, revenue and operation obligations with different parties, and a contractor priced for one structure who signs another has taken a loss not yet recognised.

Delivery discipline is largely a controls question — physical progress measurement against a realistic baseline, contemporaneous records that support claims, and cost control against sanction rather than against optimism.

Typical project profile

What a project in this sector usually involves

Indicative ranges based on sector norms. Actual figures depend on scale, technology, location and configuration.

Capex range

₹10 Cr – ₹1,000 Cr

Timeline

18–60 months

Key clearances

Environmental and forest clearanceRight of way and land acquisitionMaterial source approvalsConstruction and utility permissions

Incentives commonly available

  • Viability gap funding where applicable
  • Infrastructure status benefits
  • Concessional financing

Eligibility usually turns on decisions made before capex is committed. It is worth assessing early.

How we help

Services most relevant to infrastructure

Discuss a infrastructure project.

A short conversation is usually enough to tell you whether the project is viable, what it will take, and what it should cost. There is no charge for that first discussion.