Sydney Desalination Plant DBO (Design, Build, Operate) Project
This was the largest desalination project in Australia to date, and the plant to be constructed will be one of the largest so far in the world. The project was strongly contested by all of the world’s leading desalination plant constructor-operators, who viewed the Sydney plant as a global flagship project, and key to establishing a market leading presence in Australia where many more such projects are planned.
NSW RailCorp Rolling Stock PPP
We advised the lenders on the financing, design, construction and maintenance of the A$3.6 billion NSW RailCorp Rolling Stock PPP. The project involves design, construction and maintenance of a total of 626 passenger rail carriages on Sydney’s CityRail network and the design and construction of a major new rail maintenance facility. It is the largest rolling stock acquisition in the country’s history.
Brisbane North South Bypass Tunnel
We acted for the RiverCity Motorway Consortium in its successful bid for the Brisbane City Council’s A$1.9 billion North South Bypass Tunnel. The project was the first large scale PPP in Queensland. It has significant political importance in the state and involves the construction of a four lane toll road including a 4.7km tunnel.
Gold Coast Airport Ltd - Gold Coast Terminal Redevelopment
The Project involves the redevelopment of the Gold Coast Airport into Australia’s first fully planned low cost carrier terminal.
The redevelopment will enable the Airport to sustain the demand of record passenger numbers, facilitate the projected future growth from both its existing airline customers and new airline business, deliver a high quality but low cost product to its customers, and maintain its status as the premier low cost airport in south-east Queensland.
Wireline transformation
We acted for Telstra in its negotiations with a network integrator to transform Telstra’s wireline core, distribution, edge and access networks. This was the largest wireline network integration deal in Australia’s history.
Perth to Mandurah Rail Dispute for Leighton Kumagai Joint Venture
The Perth to Mandurah Rail Line is a major infrastructure project involving a number of packages of work. Package F, being the inner city rail loop, was constructed by Leighton Kumagai Joint Venture and is a lead component of the project. It is high profile and involves a significant expenditure of public money in the middle of Perth.
East Link Project Completion Disputes
The East Link Project is a new toll road project in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne linking the suburbs of Frankston and Mitcham and providing an outer eastern arterial road link for Melbourne. It is a Greenfields project involving significant capital expenditure and is Melbourne’s second major tollway project after the City Link Project on which Mallesons Stephen Jaques also acted. In the East Link Project, Mallesons Stephen Jaques act for ConnectEast, the Project Sponsor.
“Mallesons Stephen Jaques has an impressive array of talent in the Asia-Pacific region, fielding five leading nominees from offices in Australia and Hong Kong.”
The International Who’s Who of Construction lawyers 2007