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Consortium Agreement Mexico (Contrato de Consorcio)

Consortium Agreement Mexico (Contrato de Consorcio)

CONTRATO DE CONSORCIO

Consortium Agreement

Celebrado conforme al Artículo 75 del Código de Comercio y el Artículo 1 de la Ley General de Sociedades Mercantiles

I. PARTES CONSORCIADAS

REPRESENTANTE COMÚN (Primer Consorciado):

Razón Social: [Lead Member Name]

RFC: [Lead RFC]

Domicilio: [Lead Address]

Representante Legal: [Lead Representative]

Porcentaje de Participación: [Lead Participation %]

SEGUNDO CONSORCIADO:

Razón Social: [Member 2 Name]

RFC: [Member 2 RFC]

Domicilio: [Member 2 Address]

Representante Legal: [Member 2 Representative]

Porcentaje de Participación: [Member 2 Participation %]

Las partes anteriormente identificadas, en lo sucesivo denominadas colectivamente 'Consorciadas', convienen en celebrar el presente Contrato de Consorcio conforme a las siguientes cláusulas:

II. OBJETO Y PROYECTO ESPECÍFICO

Proyecto: [Project Name]

Autoridad Convocante o Cliente: [Contracting Authority]

Alcance: [Project Scope]

Duración del Consorcio: [Project Duration]. El presente consorcio no constituye una nueva persona moral y se extingue automáticamente al concluir el proyecto objeto del mismo, conforme al Artículo 75 del Código de Comercio.

III. GOBIERNO Y TOMA DE DECISIONES

Mecanismo de Decisión: [Decision Making].

El Representante Común ([Lead Member Name]) queda facultado para: (a) someter la propuesta conjunta ante la autoridad convocante o cliente; (b) firmar el contrato principal en nombre del consorcio; (c) recibir comunicaciones oficiales; y (d) emitir instrucciones operativas a subcontratistas, dentro de los límites de las presentes cláusulas.

IV. RESPONSABILIDAD Y TIPO DE OBLIGACIÓN

Tipo de Responsabilidad: [Liability Type].

Cada consorciada es responsable de las obligaciones que correspondan a su porcentaje de participación, conforme a lo establecido en la Cláusula I. Para efectos fiscales, cada consorciada emitirá sus propios Comprobantes Fiscales Digitales por Internet (CFDI) conforme al Artículo 29 del Código Fiscal de la Federación (CFF), correspondientes a su porcentaje de participación en los ingresos del proyecto.

V. INCUMPLIMIENTO Y RESOLUCIÓN DE CONTROVERSIAS

En caso de incumplimiento de cualquier consorciada, las demás consorciadas podrán asumir las obligaciones de la parte incumplida previo aviso de 15 días naturales, con derecho a reclamar indemnización por los costos adicionales incurridos. El presente contrato se rige por el Código de Comercio, el Código Civil Federal, y la Ley General de Sociedades Mercantiles, todos de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos. Las controversias que no puedan resolverse amigablemente serán sometidas a arbitraje ante el Centro de Arbitraje de México (CAM), con sede en la Ciudad de México.

FIRMAS

En [Contract City], a [Contract Date].

REPRESENTANTE COMÚN:

[Lead Member Name]

Representado por: [Lead Representative]

Firma: _________________________

SEGUNDO CONSORCIADO:

[Member 2 Name]

Representado por: [Member 2 Representative]

Firma: _________________________

Lead Member / Representante Común

________________

Signature

Second Member / Segundo Consorciado

________________

Signature

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What Is a Consortium Agreement Mexico (Contrato de Consorcio)?

A Consortium Agreement Mexico (Contrato de Consorcio) is a written commercial contract under which two or more legally independent companies (consorciadas) agree to combine their resources, technical capacity, financial strength, and expertise to jointly execute a specific project, tender, or commercial transaction — without creating a new legal entity or dissolving the participants' individual corporate identities. The Consortium Agreement Mexico is governed by the Código de Comercio (CCom) Article 75, which classifies consortium arrangements as actos de comercio (commercial acts), and the Ley General de Sociedades Mercantiles (LGSM) Article 1, which recognises collaboration structures outside the standard corporate forms. Unlike a joint venture that may result in a sociedad de propósito específico (SPE), a consortium leaves each consorciada as a fully independent legal entity with its own RFC, tax obligations, and liability exposure.

The Secretaría de Economía (SE) and the Servicio de Administración Tributaria (SAT) treat consortium arrangements as commercial collaborations rather than separate legal persons — meaning the consortium itself does not register with the Registro Público de Comercio (RPC) nor obtain an independent RFC. Tax obligations remain with each individual consorciada, which must report its proportional share of consortium revenues and costs in its own Declaración Anual filed with SAT. Each participant issues its own Comprobante Fiscal Digital por Internet (CFDI) for its portion of the project revenue, in compliance with Article 29 of the Código Fiscal de la Federación (CFF).

The Contrato de Consorcio is most commonly used in Mexico for public procurement (licitaciones públicas) regulated by the Ley de Adquisiciones, Arrendamientos y Servicios del Sector Público (LAASSP) and the Ley de Obras Públicas y Servicios Relacionados con las Obras (LOPSRM). Both statutes expressly permit two or more companies to submit a joint proposal (propuesta conjunta) in a government tender, provided they execute a consortium agreement designating one member as the representative (representante común del consorcio) who acts as the single point of contact with the contracting authority (entidad o dependencia convocante). Under Article 34 of the LAASSP and Article 36 of the LOPSRM, the consortium agreement must specify each member's responsibilities (responsabilidades de cada integrante), their respective portions of the contract value, and a joint and several liability (responsabilidad solidaria) clause for performance of the public contract.

In the energy and infrastructure sectors, the Comisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos (CNH) and the Comisión Reguladora de Energía (CRE) permit consortium structures for upstream oil and gas contracts under the Ley de Hidrocarburos (LH) — a common structure for E&P contracts awarded under the rondas petroleras administered by the Agencia Nacional de Seguridad Industrial y de Protección al Medio Ambiente del Sector Hidrocarburos (ASEA). Consortium agreements in the energy sector must also comply with the Ley de la Industria Eléctrica (LIE) for power generation and transmission projects.

For private-sector projects including large construction works, technology integration projects, and complex service delivery contracts, consortium agreements governed exclusively by the Código de Comercio and Código Civil Federal (CCF) — without the LAASSP/LOPSRM overlay — provide the same framework: joint execution, proportional resource contribution, shared risk, and designated project management with contractually allocated liability among the consorciadas.

When Do You Need a Consortium Agreement Mexico (Contrato de Consorcio)?

A Consortium Agreement Mexico is required whenever two or more independent companies wish to collaborate on a specific project or tender without forming a new corporate entity, and want to clearly define each participant's rights, obligations, and liability exposure under Mexican commercial law.

The agreement is needed when companies submit a joint bid (propuesta conjunta) in a government procurement process under the Ley de Adquisiciones, Arrendamientos y Servicios del Sector Público (LAASSP) or the Ley de Obras Públicas y Servicios Relacionados con las Obras (LOPSRM). Both laws require a signed consortium agreement as part of the bid documentation — without it, the joint proposal is disqualified. The agreement must name the representative member and specify each company's contribution percentage.

A Contrato de Consorcio is needed when two companies with complementary skills — for example, one with technical expertise and the other with financial capacity — wish to compete for a contract that neither could qualify for independently. The consortium structure allows each company to contribute its strengths (recursos técnicos, financieros, humanos) to meet the combined qualification requirements without either company acquiring the other or forming a new entity.

The agreement is required for energy sector projects where the Comisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos (CNH) or the Comisión Reguladora de Energía (CRE) awards contracts to consortiums under the Ley de Hidrocarburos — petroleum exploration and extraction contracts, natural gas distribution concessions, and power generation permits may be held by consortium structures with each member holding a proportional interest.

A consortium agreement is also needed in private construction projects, technology implementation contracts, and large service delivery engagements where two or more companies collaborate for a defined period on a single project, sharing revenues and costs in agreed proportions under the Código de Comercio Article 75 and Código Civil Federal general obligations framework.

The document is necessary whenever companies want contractual clarity on: which member acts as lead (representante común); how decisions are made (voting thresholds); how revenues are allocated and invoiced for CFDI and SAT purposes; what happens if one member defaults or becomes insolvent; and how the consortium dissolves upon project completion.

What to Include in Your Consortium Agreement Mexico (Contrato de Consorcio)

A valid Consortium Agreement Mexico under the Código de Comercio Article 75 and the Ley General de Sociedades Mercantiles Article 1 must contain the following essential elements to be enforceable in Mexican commercial courts and to satisfy public procurement requirements under the LAASSP and LOPSRM:

Identification of Consorciadas: Full legal name, RFC, Registro Público de Comercio registration number, and domicilio of each participating company. The agreement must specify each company's legal representative (representante legal), the powers of attorney (poderes notariales) under which they act, and the Notaría Pública before which each company was incorporated. Mexican notarial requirements under the Ley del Notariado apply to the execution of consortium agreements intended for use in public tenders.

Project Scope and Duration: A precise description of the specific project (proyecto específico) or tender (licitación) that is the sole object of the consortium — including the contracting authority (when applicable), tender number (número de licitación), contract reference, geographic scope, and technical specifications. The consortium's duration (vigencia) must be tied to the project timeline, not left open-ended, to preserve the consortium's non-entity status under Mexican tax law. The Servicio de Administración Tributaria (SAT) requires each member to report its own proportional share.

Participation Percentages and Resource Contributions: Each consorciada's proportional participation (porcentaje de participación) in the consortium — typically expressed as a percentage of total contract value or total project revenues. The specific resources each member commits — technical personnel (personal técnico), equipment (equipos), financing (financiamiento), intellectual property licences, and operational facilities — must be enumerated. Contribution obligations are enforceable as commercial obligations under CCom Article 75.

Representante Común: Designation of the lead member (representante común del consorcio) who has authority to: execute the main contract with the contracting authority; issue instructions to subcontractors; receive payments; and act as single point of contact. The representante común's powers must be specifically limited to consortium activities — it does not acquire general authority over the other members' businesses. Under LAASSP Article 34, the representante común assumes joint liability for the consortium's performance obligations.

Decision-Making and Governance: The internal governance mechanism — whether unanimous consent (acuerdo unánime), qualified majority (mayoría calificada), or delegated authority — for key decisions including contract amendments, additional expenditures, acceptance of variations, and dispute resolution with the client. A consortium management committee (comité de gestión del consorcio) with defined quorum and voting rules provides operational clarity.

Revenue Allocation and CFDI Invoicing: The mechanism for allocating project revenues among the consorciadas — each member must issue its own CFDI under Article 29 CFF for its proportional share. The agreement must specify the invoicing procedure, payment timeline, and SAT reporting obligations for each participant to avoid joint tax exposure.

Liability Allocation and Joint and Several Liability: The agreed allocation of liability among consorciadas for project performance — for public contracts under LAASSP and LOPSRM, joint and several liability (responsabilidad solidaria) is mandatory. For private contracts, proportional liability (responsabilidad mancomunada) is permissible. The agreement should address liability to third parties (terceros), including subcontractors, suppliers, and affected communities.

Default and Exit Provisions: Consequences of a consorciada failing to perform its obligations — including forced transfer of its participation percentage, replacement of personnel, and indemnification of the other members and the client. The process for voluntary withdrawal and project completion mechanisms.

Applicable Law and Dispute Resolution: Submission to Mexican jurisdiction, with the Juzgados de Distrito en Materia Civil o Mercantil Federal as the primary forum. Arbitration clauses — administered by the Centro de Arbitraje de México (CAM) or the Cámara Nacional de Comercio (CANACO) — are common in infrastructure projects. Forms-legal.com provides this Consortium Agreement Mexico template as a practical starting point; projects involving public contracts or energy sector concessions should be reviewed by a Licenciado en Derecho specialised in derecho administrativo or derecho corporativo.

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