Pattullo Bridge Replacement Project: Advising the City of Surrey with respect to this project.Surrey LRT: Advising the City of Surrey with respect to this project.Nansen Mine Remediation Project: Advising the Receiver to the Government of Canada with respect to remediation of this abandoned mine site and tailings dam in the Yukon.Centerm Expansion Project/South Shore Access project: Advising the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority with respect to the complex procurement and all design build matters on the expansion of the container terminal in the heart of Vancouver's downtown waterfront (approx. CA$454 million).BC Hydro Site C Clean Energy Project Turbines and Generators Contract: Advising BC Hydro with respect to the turbines and generators contract, which includes the design, supply and installation of six vertical axis, Francis-style turbines, six generators and associated equipment for the Site C Clean Energy Project.Petrochemical Facility: Advising a confidential client in respect of all aspects of the development, financing and construction of a multi-billion dollar integrated propylene and polypropylene production facility in the Province of Alberta.Atlantic Gold Corporation: Advising with respect to the Engineering, Procurement and Construction Agreement with Ausenco in connection with the development of the Moose River Consolidated Project (comprised of the Touquoy and Beaver Dam gold deposits) in Nova Scotia, Canada.BC Hydro Site C Clean Energy Project Main Civil Works Contract: Advising BC Hydro with respect to BC Hydro's main civil works contract (earth works, river diversion, cofferdams, roller compacted concrete buttress, approach channel and tailrace) in conjunction with the construction of the Site C Clean Energy Project.BC Hydro Site C Clean Energy Project Worker Accommodation Project: Advising BC Hydro with respect to its public-private partnership (P3) to design, build, partially finance, maintain and operate a 1,600 guest worker accommodation complex (with an ultimate capacity to accommodate 2,200 guests) in conjunction with the construction of the Site C Clean Energy Project.BC Hydro Site C Clean Energy Project: Advising with respect to finance, construction, procurement and commercial matters on the Site C Clean Energy Project, an 1100MW hydroelectric project near Fort St. John, British Columbia, with capital cost estimate of CA$8.335 billion.City of Surrey Biofuel Processing Facility: Advising the City of Surrey with respect to this innovative P3 organic waste biofuel processing facility.Northeast Anthony Henday Drive: Advising a short-listed consortium in connection with their bid for the design, build, finance and operation of the final portion of Edmonton’s ring-road (approx. CA$1 billion).Johnson Street Bridge Replacement Project: Advising the City of Victoria with respect to procurement and construction on the innovative Johnson Street Bridge Replacement Project.Fort McMurray West 500kV Transmission Project: Advising a short-listed consortium in connection with its bid on the innovative PPP transmission line project in northern Alberta (approx. CA$1.6 billion).Vancouver South Fraser Perimeter Road (Gateway Program): Advising the design-build joint venture for the Fraser Transportation Group on the Vancouver South Fraser Perimeter Road (approx. CA$670 million).RCMP Division E Headquarters Relocation Project: Advising the Department of Justice Canada on procurement and construction matters in connection with the RCMP Division E Headquarters Relocation Project, the Government of Canada's first public-private partnership (PPP) accommodations project and the largest federal accommodations project in the Pacific Region to date (approx. CA$1 billion).Canada Line Richmond/Airport/Vancouver Rapid Transit Project: Advising the owner in connection with the design of the procurement process and preparation of the project agreement in relation to the design, construction, financing and operation of a new light rail system serving Vancouver airport (approx. CA$2 billion).Gordon and Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre (Vancouver, BC): Advising the owner (procurement and construction) for this design-build-finance and operate project (approximately CA$95 million).Surrey Outpatient Facility Project: Advising the owner for this design, build, finance and operate project, consisting in a 188,000-square-foot outpatient facility located at the Green Timbers site near Surrey Memorial Hospital (approx. CA$240 million).Royal Jubilee Hospital Patient Care Centre: Advising the owner for the Royal Jubilee Hospital Patient Care Centre Project (approximately CA$270 million), now under construction.Nisga’a Tribal Council: Representing in the Treaty negotiations regarding highway and utility access matters.District of North Vancouver: Advising the District on its ice arena P3 project (approximately CA$9 million) completed and in operation.Municipality, school and regional college joint venture: Advising this joint venture for the Parksville Civic & Technology Centre, the parties' new common-use facility (approximately CA$11.5 million) completed and in operation.
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Community Involvement and Pro BonoTeaching Roles Lecturer, P3s, Sauder School of Business and Department of Civil Engineering, University of British Columbia Lecturer, Professional Ethics, University of British Columbia Applied Science Department Lecturer, Evening Courses on Law Architecture and Engineering, University of British Columbia Lecturer, Faculty of Engineering, Simon Fraser University Lecturer, Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia, Professional Development Seminars on Engineering Law Lecturer, Architectural Institute of British Columbia, Contract Issues Presentations Presenter, "Dentons Hard Hat Forum: Walsh Construction v TTC – what you need to know about the latest court decision on construction law," October 2024 Speaker, “Transferring Site Risks, Design and Early Works”, Pacific Business & Law Institute, October 25, 2022 Co-Chair, Construction Projects: Risk Management for Modern Challenges, Pacific Business & Law Institute, Vancouver April 2019 Presenter, “Procurement Responses: How Can We Help?” Pacific Business & Law Institute, Vancouver April 2019 Co-Presenter, "Procurement: Complying with Canada's Trade Agreements," Pacific Business & Law Institute Conference, Vancouver, April 28, 2017 Co-Presenter, "Identifying the Differences between General Contracts and Construction Management Contracts," Pacific Business & Law Institute Conference, Vancouver, March 8, 2017 Presenter, "Hard Hat Forum: Nuts and Bolts of Construction Law - Procurement and Project Development Issues for Municipalities," Vancouver Hard Hat Forum, December 1, 2016 Speaker, "Is Procurement a Game? There can be only one winner!! ," The Canadian Bar Association, June 22, 2016 Co-Chair, “The Construction Industry: Major Projects”, Pacific Business & Law Institute Conference, Vancouver, June 2, 2016 Host, “Bid Evaluation! A deadly part of procurement…”, Hard Hat Forum: Nuts and Bolts of Construction Law, Vancouver, May 11, 2016 Presenter, "Construction Claims: Preventing and Addressing Claims at All Stages," Vancouver, February 17, 2016 Co-Presenter, "Project Globalization: Sourcing a project across multiple jurisdictions," Hard Hat Forum: Nuts and Bolts of Construction Law, Vancouver, February 10, 2016 Presenter, The Canadian Institute's 20th Annual Western Canadian Construction Superconference, Calgary, January 24, 2012 Presenter, "Effectively Managing Bidding and Tendering Risks When Negotiating and Forming Construction Contracts," Construction Contracts: Practical Guidelines to Prevent Costly Mistakes, Vancouver, November 17, 2011 Presenter, "Green Building Litigation Update," Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, Toronto, October 6, 2011 Co-Presenter, "Good Tendering Practices After Tercon," Master Municipal Construction Documents Association, March 23, 2011 Presenter, First Annual SWANA Pacific Chapter Training and Spring Conference, Harrison Hot Springs, March 18, 2011 Presenter, "Project Management – Avoiding the Pitfalls of Delays," Pacific Business & Law Institute - Construction Law: Practical Guidelines for Doing Business in 2010, Vancouver, May 7, 2010 Co-presenter with Karen Martin, "Utilizing Project Scheduling as an Effective Management Tool" and "Advanced Guide to Drafting Tender Documents and Construction Contracts," The Canadian Institute's 2nd Annual Construction Superconference, Regina, April 21-23, 2010 Presenter, "Basil Fawlty’s Guide to Hiring a Contractor," CLE Construction Law 2010: And Now For Something Completely Different, Vancouver, April 2010 Participant, "Name that P3!: The Extreme Game Show for P3 Enthusiasts," The 17th Annual CCPPP National Conference on Public-Private Partnerships, Toronto, December 3, 2009 Presenter, "Building a Viable P3 Model in the United States," 4th Annual Institutional Investing in Infrastructure Conference, Washington, December 2, 2009 Presenter, “Tender/RFP Review and Update: The One Constant - The Law is Always Changing”, FMC Tender Law Seminar, Vancouver, November 25, 2009 Presenter, "Fixed-Price Contracts for IPP’s," 7th Annual Independent Power Producers of British Columbia Conference, Vancouver, November 1, 2009 Presenter, “Contracts: How is Yours in These Times of Crises?” Canadian Waste and Recycling Expo, Vancouver, October 28, 2009 Speaker, “Supplier and Vendor Report Card: Performance Indicators and Measurement for Evaluating Infrastructure Service Providers”, The Future of Canada's Infrastructure: Prioritize Your Projects and Source Funding, Toronto, June 24-25, 2009 Presenter, "The Legal and Business Guide to Infrastructure Projects," Osgoode Professional Development CLE, Toronto, May 28-29, 2009 Presenter, FMC Mining Seminar Series, Vancouver, May 14, 2009 Presenter, "Negotiating and Structuring Public-Private Partnership (P3) Contracts," at the Canadian Institute's 2nd Annual Conference on Negotiating Construction Contracts, Edmonton, April 2009 Presenter, CLEBC Construction Law 2009 Course, Vancouver, April 2009 Presenter, "Tender Law 2009 - Construction Contracts: Practical Guide to Prevent Costly Mistakes," Construction Contracts: Practical Guidelines to Prevent Costly Mistakes Conference, Pacific Business & Law Institute, Vancouver, January 2009 Co-presenter with Karen Martin, "Tendering and Contract Law in the Waste Management Industry," Tendering and Contract Seminar & Business Luncheon, CWMA, Victoria, January 2009 Canadian Council of Public Private Partnerships Annual Conference, November 2008 Numerous lectures on construction law, schedule risk, tender law and other matters Presenter, "Effectively Negotiating a Major P3 Project: The Canada Line Rapid Transit System," Negotiating P3 Agreements, Canadian Institute, October 2008 Co-presenter with Karen Martin, "Concession Agreements - What's Involved," P3s and the Design Consultant Seminar, Consulting Engineers of British Columbia, October 2008 Presenter, "Negotiating P3 Agreements," Canadian Institute, October 2008 Presenter, "Review of the Project Agreement," P3s and the Design Consultant, Consulting Engineers of British Columbia, October 2008 Presenter, "Observations on Public-Private Partnerships," Construction Industry Leaders’ Forum, Canadian Construction Association, September 2008 Speaker, Plenary Session, Panel Member on Detroit/Windsor Crossing, Canadian Counsel Public-Private Partnerships, November 2007