Infrastructure Projects

Our experts are regularly engaged to advise on some of the most complex and significant infrastructure projects in the public and private sectors.

Overview

Henry Davis York's dedicated infrastructure and projects team has extensive experience in assisting government and the private sector across the full range of project delivery models.

Our approach is flexible and integrated

We apply a flexible and integrated approach across infrastructure projects and make a point of ensuring our advice is relevant throughout each stage of the project life cycle from conception, to feasibility studies, strategic planning, approvals, delivery, operation and disposal or de-commissioning.

Advisers on significant infrastructure projects

As experts in our field, we have advised clients on many of Australia's largest and most complex infrastructure projects. These include the Pacific Highway upgrade, motorway PPP projects in NSW, the Gold Coast Light Rail project RailCorp's automatic train protection system and DEXUS Group's NSW flagship industrial development.

We are trusted advisers

Our Government clients seek trusted advisers who have a deep understanding of their needs in procuring infrastructure. Both government and private sector clients want to ensure that their projects are delivered on time and within budget and without any adverse legal or commercial consequences.

We are known for our deep understanding of the issues from both government and private sector perspectives. Along with our strong relationships with clients, this depth of knowledge means we can effectively and efficiently deliver results as well as anticipate and manage issues before they arise.

Expertise

Our infrastructure project development and delivery experience includes transport, commercial and industrial property, resources, energy, water and waste management. The services we deliver include:

  • acquisitions and disposals
  • contracts (including Alliancing, PPPs and related delivery methods)
  • construction law
  • heritage management
  • land subdivision including strata and community title/cluster development
  • construction disputes
  • IT
  • procurement 
  • project finance
  • leasing
  • funds management
  • property
  • taxation.

Credentials

RailCorp - ATP Project

We are acting for RailCorp on the ATP Project - RailCorp's response to the inquiry into the January 2003 Waterfall accident. To date we have prepared the Verification & Validation contract and the related tender documentation.

Roads & Traffic Authority (RTA)

Henry Davis York continues to support the RTA as project lawyers for legal matters regarding the management of the SHT and M2 and Eastern Distributor (ED) toll roads. We have prepared contract summaries for the SHT, M2 and ED to assist RTA's administration. We also advised RTA on the implementation of security of critical infrastructure plans on these road projects and advised on the 2004 ED and M2 project debt refinance.

We have experience providing legal advice in relation to a number of high profile privately financed infrastructure projects, including the Cross City Tunnel and Lane Cove Tunnel projects, the M7 motorway, the M5 motorway and the handover of the M4 motorway.

Sydney Ports Corporation

We have worked closely with Sydney Ports Corporation in documenting and finalising RFPs projects of state significance including:

  • We drafted the project and multi-stage RFP documentation for the appointment of the operator for the third container terminal at Port Botany, and
  • We prepared the project and single-stage RFP documentation for the appointment of tenants for the Enfield Intermodal Logistics Centre.

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