Louise Santos
Partner
Louise specialises in the infrastructure sector and has experience advising developers and contractors on complex projects, including PPPs, in Australia and the UK. She advises clients on complex tenders for the design, construction and maintenance of projects procured through a wide variety of methodologies.
Louise's experience
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Advising a security company's water services division on potential claims arising in relation to maintenance work performed by the firm on an Australian Navy ship.
- Australia
- Infrastructure
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Advising Zenobe Delivery Co, an SPV owned by Zenobe Australia, in its role providing batteries and chargers for a trial of electric buses in Victoria, including advising on the D&C contract with the owner of the bus depot to provide the charging infrastructure and downstream D&C and supply contracts.
- Australia
- Energy & Natural Resources
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Advising Acciona Construction (ACA) on its bid for the first package of work on the Upper South Creek Advanced Water Recycling Centre project in Western Sydney, with the aim to be engaged as the D&C Contractor in JV with SUEZ Group. All contracts are based on the NEC4 suite. ACA has already been shortlisted for other D&C contracts on this project to be tendered under subsequent packages, including the treated water and brine pipelines. The total project value is approximately $800M.
- Australia
- Energy & Natural Resources
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Advising the D&C joint venture on its bid for the Central Tunnelling Package of Sydney Metro West, which involves the design and construction of 11km of twin tunnels from The Bays to Sydney Olympic Park.
- Australia
- Infrastructure
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Advising a D&C Contractor on its bid for the A$2.6 billion M6 Stage 1 project (M6 Motorway) in Southern Sydney.
- Australia
- Infrastructure
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Acted for Qube on the full suite of design, contract and procurement contracts for the development of the Moorebank Logistics Park, which is set to be Australia's largest logistics development. The Moorebank Logistics Park is a complex project which will include an import-export (IMEX) terminal, interstate terminal, up to 850,000sqm of warehousing and direct rail access to Port Botany via the Southern Sydney Freight Line.
- AU$2bn
- Australia
- Infrastructure
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Advised a D&C Contractor on its bid to design and construct the Sydney Gateway infrastructure project, valued at AUD 2.4 billion. This involved reviewing the D&C Contract and ancillary documents (including interface agreements with third parties), providing advice on the issues arising from the contract, including the risk allocation, and drafting departures.
- A$2.4bn
- Australia
- Infrastructure
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