Project Experience
Selected experience across major construction, infrastructure, energy, and specialist projects, supporting commercial delivery, claims management, and dispute resolution.
Project Experience That Informs Outcomes
Commercial and dispute outcomes are shaped by the context in which projects are delivered. Project scale, procurement model, contract form, stakeholder environment, and sector-specific risk all influence how entitlement is assessed and how issues are resolved.
Our project experience spans major infrastructure, building, energy, renewables, data centres, and marine works, with roles ranging from embedded commercial management through to claims strategy and expert support on high-value disputes. This experience allows us to provide advice that is grounded in delivery reality and capable of withstanding commercial and legal scrutiny.
Breadth of Experience
We have supported projects across a wide range of delivery models and commercial contexts, including:
- -Tier 1 and Tier 2 contractor engagements on major infrastructure and building projects
- -Developer-side commercial advisory on distressed or underperforming projects
- -Claims preparation and negotiation support for unclaimed or under-recovered entitlements
- -Security of Payment and adjudication strategy and support
- -Expert and dispute advisory on arbitration, litigation, and anticipated disputes
- -Pre-contract risk review and commercial strategy development
Our experience includes projects with values ranging from tens of millions to over $800 million, across both public and private sector clients, and delivered under a variety of standard and bespoke contract forms.
The projects below represent a selection of our experience. Additional details and case studies can be provided on request.
Featured Projects
Snowy Hydro 2.0
Engaged to provide senior commercial management, contract administration, and claims advisory services on Australia's largest renewable energy project. The role involved entitlement management across complex delivery interfaces and multiple project stages supporting the expansion of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Scheme.
Coopers Gap Wind Farm
Appointed by the OEM/EPC Contractor to evaluate and interpret the EPC Contract, with the contractor's liability approaching the contractual cap for liquidated damages. The role involved detailed analysis of LD calculation mechanisms — based on projected versus actual energy generation — and development of strategies to dispute liability by identifying technical and network constraints that limited electricity output during the commissioning phase.
Stockyard Hill Wind Farm
Assisted in the preparation of an expert report for anticipated litigation, providing opinions on contractual scope requirements and analysing delay and disruption issues arising from scope changes during project delivery.
Moorabool North Wind Farm
Jointly led the preparation of an expert report for anticipated litigation related to claims under a wind turbine installation agreement. The role involved detailed analysis of delay costs, resequencing issues, and contractual entitlements, coordinating a team of experts to ensure thorough and consistent analysis across all components of the report.
Waterloo Station - Sydney Metro
Responsible for commercial strategy and head contract claim submissions arising from COVID-19 impacts, including extensions of time, delay and prolongation costs, and acceleration claims. The engagement involved strategising favourable terms for acceleration directions, managing back-to-back subcontractor entitlements, and supporting the leadership team through to settlement.
Bango Wind Farm
Engaged by the OEM/EPC Contractor to lead commercial management on a project complicated by a poorly drafted BOP subcontract and significant subcontractor underperformance. The role required daily strategy development with senior management and legal counsel to address delay, variation, acceleration, and breach of contract issues while mitigating the contractor's exposure to liquidated damages.
Northwest Rail - Sydney Metro Northwest
Engaged during the project start-up phase to develop commercial policies and procedures, including procurement framework selection. The role also involved reviewing and amending head contract and subcontract terms to ensure back-to-back commercial alignment and mitigation of key contractual risks.
Silverton Wind Farm Project
Appointed alongside the Coopers Gap engagement to evaluate the EPC Contract and develop strategies to limit exposure to liquidated damages related to commissioning delays. The role involved analysis of contractual obligations, power generation records, and network constraints affecting the contractor's liability position.
More Trains More Services - Stage 2
Engaged by the Main Contractor to lead the commercial team for tunnelling, substation, and airport tunnel upgrades on the T8 line. Responsibilities included procurement and subcontractor management, identification and preparation of head contract claims, and oversight of contract administration including variations, extension of time claims, and subcontractor agreements.
Edmondson Park Town Centre Stage 1
Engaged by the Main Contractor to lead the subcontract commercial team on a major mixed-use development comprising a two-storey retail centre above basement parking and four residential buildings. The role encompassed head contract variation management, value engineering, procurement of key subcontract packages, and day-to-day commercial oversight across all trades.
Pilbara Alliance Water Treatment Plants
Managed the commercial functions across five water treatment plant projects in Southwest Western Australia and the Pilbara, delivered under a target cost model with pain/gain share mechanisms. The role included preparation of target cost estimates for additionally awarded projects and contribution to a national initiative to implement improved cost management systems and commercial reporting frameworks.
Austral Leppington Wastewater Stage 3
Appointed as Commercial Manager with full responsibility for commercial functions on a major wastewater infrastructure project delivered under an NEC4 Option C target cost framework. The engagement involved addressing significant cost overruns through a comprehensive financial review, realignment of the project budget, and management of complex compensation events across both subcontracted and self-perform work packages.
Mount Piper Water Treatment Plant
Engaged to provide commercial advisory services following the discovery of significant design errors requiring substantial project redesign and reworks. The role focused on developing a commercial strategy to manage the resulting contract variations, establishing variation management protocols with the client team and supply chain, and providing commercial guidance during a critical phase of the project.
Cox River Road Upgrade
Engaged to review the contractor's commercial position and identify revenue recovery opportunities through unclaimed variations and delay claims. The role involved detailed cost analysis across project records, collaboration with delivery teams to establish cause-and-effect linkages, and preparation of claim estimates to support commercial settlement negotiations.
Heathcote Road Upgrade
Appointed alongside the Cox River Road engagement to assess the contractor's commercial entitlements and identify unclaimed variations and delay claims. Involved detailed review of project costs despite significant gaps in contemporaneous records, with a targeted approach to prioritise high-value recovery items for commercial settlement discussions.
Brooklyn 1 Data Centre
Engaged by the developer to provide commercial and contractual advisory services in response to significant delays and underperformance by the main contractor. The role included developing strategies for potential termination, step-in rights, and scope reallocation, drafting contractual notices under strict procedural requirements, and conducting scenario analyses to support informed decision-making while balancing risk mitigation with project continuity.
New Sydney Fish Market (Cofferdam Package)
Engaged by a specialist marine subcontractor during the pre-contract phase to negotiate subcontract terms with the head contractor. The role involved reviewing proposed conditions, conducting risk assessments in collaboration with the delivery team, and negotiating directly with the head contractor's legal counsel and senior management to secure favourable contractual positions, including modifications to key risk allocation clauses and adjustments to the contract sum to reflect revised construction methodologies.
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