Construction is the third largest industry in Australia generating over $360 billion in revenue and producing 9% of Australia’s GDP. Our Construction team guides clients through the challenges of front and back-end construction issues.

We understand the issues, risks and opportunities across a broad range of sectors including commercial, residential, health care, energy, resources, utilities, transport and social infrastructure, including NDIS projects and PPPs.

We advise a wide range of clients including institutional and private developers, builders, consultants, financiers, state and local governments, hospitals, health and aged care providers, and owners, operators and developers of transport, energy and utility infrastructure. Our clients trust and benefit from our expertise and commercial insight, and can be confident that they’re getting the best advice for the best value.

Our expertise

Front end

Our national Construction team has specialist expertise advising on procurement, risk analysis and project structuring, financing and delivery. We negotiate and prepare the highest quality development and project delivery agreements, design and construct contracts (including Australian Standards), equipment supply (with or without installation), BOOT, DBFM and DBOM contracts, frame agreements, early contractor involvement and alliance contracts.

Residential, commercial and retail developments and health and aged care projects

We provide advice, analysis and all necessary documentation for significant capital and infrastructure works for large scale residential, commercial and retail developments. We are also known for our work in relation to health and aged care projects including the development of new retirement villages, aged care and hospital facilities.

Urban renewal and social and affordable housing projects

We have specialist expertise in this sector, advising on the procurement, development and delivery of social and disability housing and associated social, transport and utilities infrastructure. We also work with state and local governments and other stakeholders to deliver complex precinct and regional redevelopment projects.

Energy, resources and utilities projects

We provide regulatory advice, negotiation and preparation of all documentation for infrastructure procurement, delivery, operation and management including telecommunications, roads, rail, gas pipeline and electricity, battery, solar, wind and hydro projects.

Dispute avoidance and resolution

While risk management and dispute avoidance are always central to our approach, where disputes are unavoidable, we are ready to help. Our team advises and acts in relation to complex, often high value disputes relating to delay, disruption and variation claims, defects, bank guarantee recovery, security of payment claims, liquidated damages, and other contractual and negligence claims in all Australian jurisdictions. We have assisted with urgent injunctive proceedings in relation to multi-million dollar SOPA claims, defects and negligence claims and combustible cladding disputes.