Experience - Non-Contentious

Commercial Property Development; site development requiring advice as to contract selection, appointment documentation for professional team being appointments and warranties, drafting and negotiation of building contract;

Real Estate/Construction Development: acting for contractor in partnering agreement with local authority for tri-partite redevelopment of school and sports facilities in exchange for development of former playing fields

Acting for specialist steel fabricator for stadia developments on design and build sub contracts DOM/2

Drafting joint venture agreement for contractor for hotel project and negotiation of building contract and hotel specification with developer

Advising on waste management pfi with negotiation of joint venture and appointment documents for engineers and project manager, as well as turnkey contractor, including drafting and negotiation of take over and acceptance procedures; compliance with funding obligations and liaison with Italian process provider;

Advising local authority regarding land stabilization scheme on NEC target cost form, as amended; appointment of consultants and advising re design liabilities and indemnities from ODPM; advising and drafting contracts re land owners, supply and storage agreements for brine, pfa and cement; negotiation of road and river crossings

Advising, drafting and negotiating bespoke form of engineer, procure and construct contract for one of UK’s largest on shore wind farms; negotiations with turbine manufacturers and civil engineering contractors; negotiation of specification and programme for works, detailed contractor obligations, transfer of risk and title issues, delay and suspension provisions,  including commissioning, testing and take over, availability and performance obligations and warranties; provisions for sharing of commissioning revenue, delay damages, corrective work provisions; separate operation and maintenance agreement; direct agreements were also negotiated with funders and all associated performance bonds, guarantees and warranties

Waste to energy plant requiring advice and drafting of consultants’ appointments, liability issues and heads of terms for selection and appointment of contractor; review of process provider proposals and project agreement

Drafting amendments and negotiation of standard form of plant and machinery contract for paint plant based on MF/1 including bespoke provisions for performance criteria; review of professional appointments and warranties

Drafting amendments to standard form of JCT 98 and IFC 98 for site development by existing owner/occupier including remediation and contamination schemes, specialist fit out contract and commissioning requirements

Drafting of build operate and transfer contract for oil pipeline and offshore to onshore depot and supply agreement, for oil storage facility in Ghana; negotiation of construction contracts with Greek contractor and development agreement with Ghanian authority

Advice, negotiation and drafting of sub contracts for rail franchise project sub contractor; including review of spv contract and pass down of funding and liability obligations and negotiation of warranties to spv; understanding of rail possessions and early access obligations and testing/commissioning requirements

Drafting bespoke sub contracts for use by specialist subcontractor’s own sub contracts and consultants with design option and altenative provisions for small works, engineering obligations and anticipated main contractor requirements

Acting for Chinese contractor re port development project; due diligence of project contracts and negotiation of joint venture with UK partner; advising on aggregates levy and tax and financial implications in conjunction with accountants

Amendments to standard forms of construction contracts, JCT 98 WCD and Private with Quantities for redevelopment of client’s site over 5 phases over 3 year period; separate specialist contractor packages and extensive reliance on letters of intent

Bespoke contract for the supply of plastic bottles and guarantees re alternative sourcing and supply

Crane oversail licences

Due diligence on behalf of funders of construction documentation and development packages; review and reporting in accordance with standard report forms and bespoke criteria

Review, negotiation and drafting of amendments to standard forms such JCT 98 wcd and JCT Private with and without quantities, ICE 5th and 6th, CRINE, FIDIC silver and orange books, Orgalime, Dom/2, IFC 98, IFC Minor works, MF/1, IChemE red, green, yellow and brown books,