Construction & Infrastructure

Our national Construction and Infrastructure team work successfully with principals, government, sponsors, financiers, consultants, contractors and service providers across all industry sectors. We support our clients and their stakeholders navigate a complex landscape to deliver optimal solutions and outcomes for major projects, across all project delivery models.

Our team’s experience spans mining, civil infrastructure, transport, water, energy and renewables, health, telecommunications and building for both government and private clients. Our legal services encompass the whole project lifecycle from conception, procurement and negotiation through to contract administration, risk management and all forms of dispute resolution. Our expertise extends to collaborative contracting models and agreements including joint ventures, alliances and Public Private Partnerships.

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Construction & Infrastructure

Our experience

  • Sydney Metro Projects Advising bidders on major Central and Western Tunnelling Packages as well as train supply operation and maintenance; Advising on the delivery and O&M phases of Sydney Metro Projects; advising on multiple stakeholder interface arrangements.
  • Griffith University Providing advice on the proposed vertical campus facility in Brisbane CBD and on commercial and legal drivers as the project transformed from Construct & Occupy to Lease & Occupy. Then advising on ECI D&C delivery of the major fit out of a heritage listed building.
  • Spark DC JV – North East Link Advising the D&C JV on the Primary Package during bid phase to contract close in 2021 and during the development phase on the $14+ billion North East Link Project – the largest road project in Victorian history, and comprising a PPP framework with collaborative contracting elements including an incentivised target cost regime.
  • Snowy Hydro 2.0 – Voith Hydro GmbH & Co. KG Advising on all aspects of the $12 billion Snowy 2.0 Reset project for Voith Hydro. Acting in integrated transaction document negotiations with the Contractor, Future Generation JV and Snowy Hydro Limited including the EPC/Turnkey Subcontract and Tripartite Agreements to successfully transition the project from an EPC payment profile into one which utilises an incentivised target cost model.
  • John Holland Advising John Holland in respect of the circa $200m Supreme Court litigation against the State of Western Australia regarding the construction of the Perth Children’s Hospital, including claims regarding defects, variations, liquidated damages and return of security.
  • Transport for NSW Advising on the procurement and delivery of asset management services for the M6 Stage 1 Motorway, a 30 year road tunnel asset operations and management agreement. HWLE’s services included the negotiation and drafting of complex transaction documents.