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Construction and Major Projects
Roads
North East Link Project (NELP) – Secondary Packages: Carla is a key member of the legal team advising NELP on the procurement of the Secondary Packages.
Major Road Projects Victoria (MRPV) – Various Projects: MRPV has recently developed a program delivery approach that will see major road projects delivered by all tiers of the construction industry under a collaborative incentivised target cost model. Carla is currently assisting various project teams on the first works packages that are being delivered through the new two-staged procurement and collaborative incentivised target cost model. These packages form part of the Suburban Roads Upgrade Program and the Princes Highway East Project.
Carla has also advised MRPV on a number of major road projects delivered via a D&C Contract, including the Mordialloc Freeway Project and the Echuca-Moama Bridge Project (Stage 3).
MRPV Standard Form Contracts (MRPV): Carla advised MRPV on the development of MRPV's standard form contracts and procurement documents, including a D&C Contract, minor works contracts and consultancy agreements. Her role on this project has given her a detailed understanding of the current contracting market and the Victorian Government policies and how they apply to construction projects in Victoria.
MRPV Secondment: Carla's secondment at Major Road Projects Victoria (MRPV) as the Acting Director, Legal has given her invaluable experience and exposure to the construction industry. Her role was broad with core activities including managing the legal team, workflow allocation within the legal team, assisting the project teams with the preparation and negotiation of utilities agreements, advising project teams on projects in various stages of procurement and advising MRPV on the roll-out of template construction and consultancy agreements.
CityLink–Tullamarine Freeway Widening Project (VicRoads): Carla assisted VicRoads in reviewing and drafting various documents for, the English Street Collector Distributor works, a major variation to the works to widen the corridor.
Torrens Road to River Torrens Project (South Australian Department for Infrastructure and Transport): Carla assisted the South Australian Department for Infrastructure and Transport on a large-scale $896 million infrastructure project, the Torrens Road to River Torrens Project which is part of the North-South Corridor. Carla advised on and assisted the Department to draft the Project Alliance Agreement, Commercial Framework and procurement documents.
Rail
Level Crossing Removal Project (LXRP): Carla advised the LXRP in all aspects of the Level Crossing Removal Project. Carla primarily advised LXRP on the North Western, Western and Southern programs. Carla's experience is broad ranging with core activities involving the preparation of tender documents, evaluation of responses to EOIs and RFPs and assisting with the subsequent negotiation of Alliance Development Agreements to govern the bidding process and Program Alliance Agreements by which successful proponents were engaged. Carla also spent six months seconded to the LXRP legal team where she gained a greater understanding of the policies and processes that govern the alliance delivery model. Following execution of the program alliance agreements for the North Western, Western and Southern programs, Carla provided ongoing support to LXRP during delivery of the programs including assisting with the negotiation of agreements with impacted utility service providers, various Councils and Melbourne Water. Carla also advised LXRP in relation to Integrated Development Opportunities for a number of the programs, being property development opportunities created as a result of the programs.
Infrastructure
Victorian Standard Form Public Construction Contracts (DTF): Carla advised DTF on a major update to the standard form contracts and model clauses for public construction projects in Victoria released as part of the refreshed Ministerial Directions for Public Construction Procurement in July 2018. Carla's role on this project included drafting model clauses for inclusion in the DTF standard form contracts for public construction and drafting guidance notes for each model clause to inform Victorian Government users of the DTF standard form contracts.
State Netball and Hockey Centre Redevelopment (DV): Carla advised Development Victoria on the State Netball and Hockey Centre Redevelopment. Carla's role included drafting the D&C Contract, reviewing the RFP, assisting with negotiations, preparing the final D&C Contract and assisting with execution of the D&C Contract.
Social Infrastructure
WA Schools PPP (Macquarie Capital): Carla advised Macquarie Capital (Project Co) on the various PPP documents for the design, build, finance and maintenance of four new primary schools and four secondary schools in Western Australia.
Bail Accommodation Support Program (South Australian Department for Correctional Services): Carla advised on a Bail Accommodation Support Program in South Australia, a $2.9 million infrastructure project to provide accommodation and support services for alleged offenders released on bail. As the lead solicitor Carla assisted the South Australian Department for Correctional Services with all aspects of this project including advising on and drafting procurement documents, drafting and reviewing the complex agreements for the project, assisting with probity plans, attending project executive meetings and regular project strategy meetings and advising on contractual departures during the evaluation process.
Water
North South Interconnection System Project (SA Water): Carla advised SA Water on all aspects of this major infrastructure project, including drafting, negotiating and reviewing procurement documents for the various packages including the Eastern, Western, Northern and Central Pipeline Packages, major parts of the North South Interconnection System Project. Carla also drafted several Australian Standard D&C contracts for various project packages and provided advice in relation to those contracts.
PPPs
WA Schools PPP (Macquarie Capital): Carla advised Macquarie Capital (Project Co) on the various PPP documents for the design, build, finance and maintenance of four new primary schools and four secondary schools in Western Australia.
ACT Law Courts PPP (Macquarie Capital): Carla advised Macquarie Capital (Project Co) on the various PPP documents for the redevelopment of the existing courts precinct.
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