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Larisa Belousova

Founder and Director, BRIDGE Consult LLC

Infrastructure contracts · FIDIC · EPC and EPC+F · procurement · claims · dispute avoidance · international arbitration

  • FCCE
  • FCCP
  • MCIArb
  • PCQI
  • ICP

International infrastructure contracts, procurement and construction disputes specialist with 27 years of management experience in manufacturing, construction, logistics and procurement, including more than 15 years of specialised experience in FIDIC contract management and IFI-financed infrastructure projects.

Sector experience covers roads and highways, bridges and tunnels, transport and airport infrastructure, urban and public infrastructure, water supply and wastewater, energy and other major infrastructure projects.

Specialises in FIDIC contract administration, EPC and EPC+F contract structuring, procurement and tender documentation, variation and claims management, delay and quantum analysis, contractual and commercial risk management, dispute avoidance and construction dispute resolution. As Founder and Director of BRIDGE Consult LLC, she advises government authorities, employers, contractors, engineers and consulting firms across Central Asia.

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Qualifications and memberships

  • Member of the FCCE Certification Committee, FIDIC Credentialing
  • Member of the FIDIC Integrity Management Committee
  • FCCE — FIDIC Certified Consulting Engineer
  • FCCP — FIDIC Certified Consulting Professional
  • ADB Accredited Contract Management and Dispute Avoidance Specialist
  • Full Member of the Kazakhstan National Association of Professional Engineers and Consultants (KNAPEK)
  • Board Member of the Uzbekistan Road Association
  • Member of the Project Management Institute (PMI)
  • PCQI — Practitioner of the Chartered Quality Institute, CQI, United Kingdom
  • ICAgile Certified Professional (ICP)

Arbitration, mediation and dispute boards

  • Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb)
  • Member of the LCIA European Users’ Council
  • Member of ICAA Next Generation
  • Arbitrator at the International Commercial Arbitration Court under the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Uzbekistan (ICAC Uzbekistan)
  • Member of the Austrian Arbitration Association
  • DRBF Emerging Markets Licensed Professional and Dispute Board Practitioner
  • Independent Mediator registered with the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Key expertise

  • FIDIC contract administration
  • FIDIC Red Book
  • FIDIC Yellow Book
  • FIDIC Silver Book
  • FIDIC MDB Harmonised Edition
  • EPC and EPC+F contract structuring
  • Public procurement
  • Construction claims
  • Extension of time and delay analysis
  • Quantum analysis
  • Dispute avoidance
  • Dispute boards (DAB and DAAB)
  • Construction arbitration
  • Mediation

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