Infrastructure

For approximately a century, the United States has had the world's biggest economy. One of its strengths has been its infrastructure, from the rails and telegraph lines installed in the 19th century to the airports and fiber-optic networks of today. However, in a recent survey conducted by the American Society for Civil Engineers, the United States was given scores of C’s and D’s in all 15 categories (from waterworks to bridges and dams, highways to mass transit). Not only are we not keeping pace with growth, but we're not keeping pace with the maintenance that's required. As a result, our infrastructure is simply crumbling and in need of significant upgrade.

Infrastructure planning, financing, construction and ongoing operations are receiving significant attention. As part of the evolving federal energy policy, the federal government is proposing strategic investments in clean technology development, the electricity transmission grid, carbon capture and storage technology, and significant upgrading and development of transportation infrastructure.

ScottMadden has experience in multiple facets of infrastructure projects. Each Infrastructure project requires assessment and strategy development from both business and legal perspectives and includes:

• Planning and financing
• Budgeting and capital management
• Construction and project controls
• Asset management
• Compliance

We perform infrastructure project support for a wide variety of clients depending on needs for finance structuring, project management and asset management.