construction and development
gadens melbourne property and construction team have expertise in construction, development & infrastructure, offering a range of services including:
- advice as to structuring project delivery methods so as to minimise or balance risk compared to pricing and control;
- preparation of contractual documentation for a wide variety of project delivery processes from fixed lump sum, deferred let, GMP with or without conversion to a lump sum, construction management and others;
- preparation of special conditions for us with all of the commonly encountered standard form contracts, such as AS4122-2000, AS4902-2000, AS4000-1997, AS4300-1995, AS2124-1992, ABIC MW-1 2003, PC 1, and others;
- preparation of project specific contracts, both design and construct and construct only, guaranteed maximum price contracts with sharing of savings, consultant agreements, novations and others;
- advice in relation to construction related insurance, including works, public liability, professional indemnity and domestic warranty insurances and claims;
- preparation and review of invitation to tender and tender conditions;
- dispute resolution of all types in all relevant tribunals, including litigation, arbitration, mediation, expert determination and adjudication;
- advice on construction lending and undertakings; and
- insolvency as it impacts on the property and construction industry.
examples of expertise
- acting for AMP on virtually all commercial and industrial property matters in Victoria for the last 40 years including construction, leasing, acquisition and sale of buildings;
- Mercy Hospital redevelopment, Southern Cross West Tower development and South Wharf development review of construction documentation and preparation of construction related finance documents;
- acting for Cbus Property Pty Ltd in respect of the $300 million mixed use complex at 8 Exhibition Street, Melbourne; $400 million plus office and retail CBW complex at the corner of William and Bourke Street, Melbourne and $300 million mixed use complex above railway station at 140 William Street, Perth and new NAB Docklands 2 Building at 700 Bourke Street, Melbourne;
- acting on the procurement of new principal sites for blood testing and distribution, and administration activities of the Australian Red Cross Blood Service in Victoria and NSW;
- acting for Epworth Health on $350 million major hospital redevelopment at Richmond, Victoria; and
- acting for ISPT on their $300 million “Century City” retail and commercial development at 100 St George’s Terrace Perth, including a 4.5 star ABGR green rating.
