Sean’s primary expertise is in construction and infrastructure delivery, operation and maintenance. He has extensive experience with a broad range of procurement processes and structures in both the public and private sectors, including extensive experience on PPP projects.

Sean's experience

  • Advising the contractor delivering 29 heavy rail passenger trains and a depot in the successful Momentum Trains consortium bid for the NSW Regional Rail PPP Project. Included advising on the risk allocation between the State and the consortium, the delivery subcontract, interface arrangements, direct and consent deeds and the downstream depot subcontract.

  • Advising the supplier of 13 light rail vehicles and a maintenance facility and joint venture partner in the successful bid by Great River City Light Rail for the supply operate and maintain package for Stage 1 of the Parramatta Light Rail Project. Included advising on JV arrangements and structure, the risk profile under the head contract, the rolling stock and maintenance facility contract and downstream contracts.

  • Advising the light rail vehicle supplier and maintainer of 14 light rail vehicles as part of the successful Canberra Metro consortium bid for the Canberra Metro Light Rail PPP Project. Included advising on the rolling stock subcontract, the maintenance subcontract and ancillary documentation

  • Advised the operator as part of the successful Darling Harbour Live consortium in it's bid for the Sydney International Convention and Exhibition Centre PPP.

  • Advising a tier one contract miner on its long term mining and mine infrastructure contracts with values between $100 million and $1 billion for coal and iron ore projects such as Maules Creek, Solomon, Dawson, Isaac Plains and Sonoma.

  • Advising the DCM JV contractor as part of its consortium's bid for the QLD Government New Generation Rollingstock PPP Project involving the manufacture of 75 heavy rail passenger trains and a depot.

  • Advising a consortium on its bid for the design, construct and maintain contract for the Legacy Way Tollway.

  • Part of the team advising the Queensland Government on Stage 1 of this Gold Coast light rail project. Including working on the business case, initial project risk and documentation development, output specification development and agreements with stakeholders.

    • $1.6 billion
    • Australia
  • Part of the team advising the successful BrisConnections consortium on the Brisbane Airport Link Toll Road PPP Project . Included working on construction contracts, the additional of the $200 mill plus roundabout upgrade to the project, project due diligence and agreements with adjacent infrastructure providers.

Credentials

  • 2023
    Made Partner at Pinsent Masons
  • 2018
    Joined Pinsent Masons
  • 2001
    Qualified - Supreme Court of New South Wales
  • 1998
    Qualified England and Wales
  • 1993
    Qualified - Supreme Court of Queensland
  • 1991
    University of Queensland - BA LLB, Law Economics French Government
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Out-Law / Insight by Sean Henderson

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