Ross specialises in all aspects of front- and back-end construction. He offers a client-focused approach providing strategic, whole-of-project services to clients on broad and complex industry issues. His long-term experience in the building industry includes project structuring, tender strategy and risk management; contracting and procurement (including Relationship based Project delivery, D&C, EPC and O&M) in the construction, renewables and mining, schools and hospitals sectors; Public Private Partnerships; infrastructure agreements, joint ventures and development management agreements; claims, management and contract administration; dispute resolution, mediation, expert determination adjudication and arbitration; industry “peak” body facilitation workshops, executive and project team facilitation workshops and strategic advice; deputations to government and Ministers on law and building industry reform.
Ross is a Grade 1 Arbitrator, former National Chair of the Law Council of Australia Business Law Section Construction & Infrastructure Law Committee and former Chair of the Queensland Law Society Construction Law Committee. Ross has been named in Best Lawyers™ Australia for Construction and Infrastructure Law.
Expertise
Experience
- European joint venture Advising on the construction of 100MW solar power station, including project management advice and interfacing with indigenous landholders.
- Confidential client Advising in relation to 10MTPA steel refinery and PCI plant upgrades, including feasibility of the project with its Chinese designers.
- Head contractor Advising in relation to feasibility and ECI for FSRU import terminal project.
- Confidential client Advising on developing a PPP bid to government and coordinating bid team for ship lifter facility, including development of a suite of documents for activation on successful appointment of the project.
- Earthworks contractor Advising an Earthworks contractor and, subsequently, a structural contractor and heavy engineering major contractor on a power station super structure.
- Statutory body Advising a statutory body created for the development of 5 inner city precincts surrounding high capacity rail stations.
- Nyrstar’s Port Pirie Smelter Advising on the project management for design and construction of a partially government funded lead and zinc processing plant.
- Gas resources client Advising on the development of alliance agreement and contractual documents for foundations work on $186 million LNG project.
- Statutory body Advising a statutory body created for the Clem7 tunnel on providing management advice.
- Principal Advising in relation to a managing contractor contract for stage two of an $84 million private hospital development inclusive of interface works and an early works package.
- Head contractor Advising on ECI and D&C contract for $450 million greenhouse medicinal cannabis processing facility and associated infrastructure in Queensland.
