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Effective contract administration is critical to the successful implementation of construction projects. Minter Ellison’s lawyers work with clients to develop a standard suite of documents across the whole project, including head contracts, sub contracts, consultancy agreements and FEED (Front End Engineering Design). We also help with the standard forms that integrate into the suite of documents including contract manuals, contract administration manuals and contract notices.
When contract claims are received our role can be as simple as determining format and compliance with the contract, but it may develop into a complete dispute resolution strategy. We identify the requisite insurance and advise on the appropriateness of the cover for the project.
Our advice takes into account the regulatory framework in each state, and we have written security of payment manuals for our contractor clients to assist them in dealing with a pre-claim and in establishing frameworks to meet tight statutory timelines.
The cornerstone of the Brisbane Airport Corporation's infrastructure program for Australia's third-busiest airport is a new Parallel Runway, expected to be completed by 2020. The new runway will be the first new major runway planned and built in Australia for decades and be among very few privately built runways in the world.Minter Ellison is currently supporting BAC with the development and implementation of a procurement strategy for Stage 1 of the proposed $1.3 billion runway. This is one of the most significant transport sector projects in Queensland involving complex civil, dredging and reclamation work.
Assisted Peabody Energy Australia with development of a suite of procurement contracts (including construction contracts) for use across multiple mine sites in Queensland and New South Wales. We currently assisting Peabody in the negotiation of deals based on those templates, with those deals ranging in complexity and value from tens of thousands of dollars to hundreds of millions of dollars.
Advised on the expansion of Anglo American's Dawson and Lake Lindsay projects involved capital expenditure in excess of $1b and required a contracting strategy that would ensure the procurement of coal preparation plants, long conveyors, crushing plants, and associated building and civil infrastructure. We helped Anglo establish several alliances, several EPCM contracts and a multitude of equipment and services procurement contracts.
