Infrastructure - Recent experience
Recent infrastructure experience includes:
Berwick Community Hospital Project
Advised the Public Infrastructure Health
Consortium on its bid to develop a new community hospital in Berwick, Victoria. The
hospital project is the first health sector, Public Private Partnership project to be
progressed in the State.
Brisbane transport projects
Advised Brisbane City Council on its proposal to invite
the private sector to undertake the development of a variety of major transport projects
within the inner city area, including a number of cross-river tunnels.
Burnett Water Infrastructure Project
The Queensland Government established Burnett
Water Pty Ltd to progress various infrastructure projects to enhance water supplies for
the Burnett region. We are advising Burnett Water on all legal aspects of the projects,
which includes Burnett River Dam.
Cross City Tunnel
Acted for the preferred consortium on this A$640 million BOOT/PPP
project. This landmark 2km east-west tunnel under Sydney's CBD is the first road project
developed under the NSW Government's PFP guidelines.
Lane Cove Tunnel Project
Advised the Lane Cove Express consortium on their tender
for this A$800 million project.
Machang Bridge Project
Advised the Korean Road Infrastructure Fund, who are
investing in the SGD$600 million Machang Bridge project, currently under construction.
Passenger transport re-franchising
Advising the Victorian Department of Infrastructure
on the re-franchising of the metropolitan tram and train franchises, which form the bulk
of the privatised public transport system in Melbourne.
Queensland Southbank Education Precinct Project
Advised a short-listed bidding consortium on issues in relation to the
planning, design, construction, financing and maintenance of facilities required
for the project, the first to be progressed under the Queensland Government
Public Private Partnerships policy framework.
Regional Fast Rail Project
Advised the Victorian Government on all legal and commercial aspects of this
project, including delivery mechanisms and contractual structures for the State,
the evaluation of bids from the private sector, and advice on existing
contractual relationships with private operators.
Southern Cross Station Redevelopment
Advised the Victorian Government on all legal and commercial aspects of the
project, including legal risk evaluation, advice on contractual structures and
packaging the project for delivery, and the range of private investment
opportunities.
Gateway Upgrade Project
Advising the Queensland Department of Main Roads on the $1.6 billion
duplication of the Gateway Bridge and upgrade of the Gateway Motorway. The
State's largest ever road project will be delivered in partnership with the
private sector, through a design, construct and maintain contract.
Metropolitan Mobile Radio Project
Advising a consortium (TVNZ and SES Systems Pty Ltd) tendering to the Bureau
of Emergency Services Telecommunications to run an emergency services
communication facility - the Metropolitan Mobile Radio System - to connect
police, fire, ambulance and emergency services.
Esperance Energy Project
Acted for ANZIB Specialist Asset Management Ltd as sponsor and ANZ
Infrastructure Services as arranger for the A$200m development of a power
station and gas pipeline near Esperance, Western Australia by Esperance Power
Station Pty Ltd and Esperance Pipeline Pty Ltd.
Mitcham-Frankston Freeway
Acting for the financiers of both bidding consortia, the Mitcham-Frankston
Freeway will be a 40km link connecting Melbourne's eastern and south eastern
suburbs due for completion in 2008. The project will be delivered under the
State Government's Partnerships Victoria policy.
Victoria Prisons project
Advising BoS International and Westpac in financing the successful tendering
consortium for the Victorian Prisons project. BoS International is arranging the
bank debt for the consortium comprised of Bilfinger Berger, Baulderstone
Hornibrook, United KG and NM Rothschild & Sons.
Basslink Project
Advising Pirelli who, in consortium with Siemens, are responsible for laying
the 295km undersea Basslink interconnector, which will run from Loy Yang in
Gippsland, Victoria across Bass Strait to Bell Bay in northern Tasmania, and
will be among the longest power connectors of its type in the world.
Challicum Hills Wind Farm
Advised the financiers to the Challicum Hills Wind Farm project in relation
to construction issues, including reviewing the EPC documentation for the
design, construction, supply, delivery, erection, commissioning and testing of
the project, and the operation and maintenance agreements.
Western Sydney Orbital
Acted for the joint lead arrangers on the A$1.5 billion financing. We also
acted for Citibank in providing financing for Leighton Holdings' equity
contribution. The A$2.5 billion project is the largest urban road project in
Australia and the financing was awarded the Project Finance Deal of 2003 by
CFO magazine.
Alice Springs to Darwin Railway
Acted for a consortium of banks on the senior project financing for APTC (the
builder and operator) on this A$1.4 billion project, which was one of the
largest, most complicated and highest profile infrastructure deals completed in
Australia in recent years.
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