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High-speed TGV train at a platform under the train shed of a major French station

Transparency and economic performance: an inseparable pair for our railway projects.

As #JeanTirole and #JosephStiglitz remind us, transparency is an essential condition for efficiency and economic performance. Without clear rules or reliable information, trust disappears...

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Governing with evidence: legal engineering as a driver of prevention and innovation in infrastructure projects

Elvira PALOMINO Legal engineer in railway infrastructure projects Mediator at the Paris Court of Appeal Lawyer in France & Peru | Founder of TraINsolutions...

Red and yellow diesel locomotive number 1933 hauling passenger cars on a track in Lima, beneath a footbridge bearing the sign “Rápido y seguro”

Rolling stock, public health and international cooperation: the case of the Caltrain trains [Lima–Chosica] and the importance of anticipating hidden costs.

Elvira Palomino, CEO Trainsolutions Introduction As part of the relaunch of the commuter rail service between Lima and Chosica, the donation of rolling stock...

Poster for the keynote lecture “The hidden costs of infrastructure: when the problem is legal, not technical” by Elvira Palomino Alarcón, National Engineering Week 2025 of the Colegio de Ingenieros del Perú, 13 June 2025, online

The Hidden Costs of Infrastructure

Did you know that many infrastructure problems are not technical, but legal?Find out at this must-attend conference 🏛️⚖️ 🎙️ Elvira Palomino Alarcón, an expert...

Several copies of a “Collaborative Contract” on a wooden desk, with glasses, pens and a notebook showing a “Team Work” handshake drawing

Collaborative contracts: a structured approach to effective contract management

Contracts in public procurement often remain rigid and compartmentalised, encouraging claims from the moment they are signed. The result? Adversarial strategies and a proliferation...

Civil engineers work according to road conditions and have barri

Public works and joint and several liability (in solidum)

F… and Mr and Mrs C… appealed after the administrative court refused to hold a municipality and company S. jointly and severally liable for...

Tacit final statement of account (DGD) and the deadline for submitting a statement of claim

In the refurbishment of a museum, company V., awarded a lot with an 18-month performance period starting on 27 February 2015, saw its works...

Delegated contracting authority: compensation for additional works

In the construction of an emergency services centre, company B., awarded two lots, received the final statements of account notified on 2 April 2013...

Several hands around technical drawings, with a hard hat, a calculator and rolled-up plans

Limited liability of the contracting authority’s agent

Under a public works contract, company G. asked company I., acting as agent for the municipality, to pay the sums due for the performance...