Infrastructure and Projects
Hunt & Hunt’s Infrastructure and Project group has a solid track record in acting for public entities, owners, developers, contractors, investors and lenders, consultants and suppliers in the design, procurement and construction of major projects, including public/private partnerships and build-own-operate-transfer projects.
We understand the range of delivery options for infrastructure and project development and have been involved in large and highly complex capital projects, including the State of Victoria’s first toll road to be constructed in an urban setting (Melbourne CityLink), commercial buildings, medical facilities, waste facilities, hotels, high-rise buildings, shopping malls, apartment developments, transport and utility projects.
We assist and advise clients from inception through to completion, including
- Bidding documents
- Completion and performance guarantees
- Construction and civil engineering agreements
- Construction litigation
- Drafting and interpreting statutory instruments
- Environmental law
- Operations and management issues
- Planning
- Procurement and tendering
- Project finance
- Property development
- Property matters, including Crown land and native title
- Risk allocation
Our Services
Also comprise handling claims and disputes that involve a multitude of defendants relating to scores of construction defects. These include:
- Comparative responsibility of the various participants in the project
- Contaminated land issues and environmental compliance orders and permits
- Contractor default and bankruptcy
- Delay damage claims presented both during and after the construction work
- Inferior workmanship or materials
- Injury and death on the construction site
- Inter-governmental negotiations for the construction and use of public facilities
- Payment bond surety obligations and performance bond surety obligations
- Work performance issues, including non-payment for work performed, extra work, suspension of work, acceleration of work and disruption of work method or sequence
For further information, contact Ashley Pelman.
Click here to download the Infrastructure and Projects fact sheet in PDF