Rahul Ranade, P.Eng., is Associate Counsel at Lidstone & Company who practices construction, procurement and infrastructure law. He advises clients on various aspects of public infrastructure from project development to construction close-out.
During early stages of projects, Rahul helps clients develop procurement, funding and partnership strategies. He is thoroughly conversant with the public procurement framework including domestic and international trade agreements, and drafts terms for procurement documents such as RFPs as well as advises on fairness aspects during evaluation. At the contracting stage, Rahul drafts and negotiates contracts for services and construction on behalf of municipal clients. He is fluent with using commonly-used form contracts such as MMCD and CCDC as well as custom-drafting contracts. He has experience with traditional design-bid-build approaches to contracting as well as alternatives like design-build, EPC and IPD. During project implementation, Rahul assists clients with issues related to changes, delays, defects, payments (including builders’ lien issues) and termination. He has dealt with a variety of assets including water, stormwater, sanitary, flood protection, power distribution, bridges, and buildings.
Rahul practised as a professional civil engineer for more than a decade before commencing his legal career, and continues to be a licensed P.Eng. He is also a qualified Professional Hydrologist and serves on the Board of Registration of the American Institute of Hydrology.
