Having acted for the public sector, sponsors and senior lenders in many sectors, Stephen fully understands the drivers for all stakeholders in large complex infrastructure projects, including the constraints around public sector procurement and how to run evaluation processes to achieve the right result.
He has extensive experience of projects using PFI/PPP, NPD, hub, City Region Deal and other models. His work in assisting the private sector and funders allows him to fully understand the financial implications of these projects. Together, this extensive and varied experience assists clients in getting to a fair conclusion, whether that is closing new projects, varying operating projects, settling disputes, or ultimately on project expiry.
- Acting as lead adviser to Balfour Beatty Investments (BBI) on the Pinderfields and Pontefract PFI Project and the Fife Hospital PPP Project; also advising BBI/Consort Healthcare on the Blackburn, Birmingham, Durham, Salford, Tameside and Edinburgh PPP operational projects.
- Acting as lead advisor to Nord/LB on several hub model healthcare projects, including Royal Edinburgh Hospital; Lothian Bundle Health Centres; East Lothian Community Hospital; Gorbals and Woodside Health Centres; and Greenock, Stobhill and Clydebank Health Centres.
- Acting as lead advisor to Nord/LB on several schools projects using the hub model, including Newbattle, Kelso, West Calder, Carntyne and Blairdardie, Inverurie and Jedburgh.
- Advising the Glasgow Learning Quarter consortium on the City of Glasgow College NPD Project.
- Advising West Lothian Council on rail and canal overbridge agreements and an asset protection sgreement with Network Rail in relation to a new road in Winchburgh (including review and advice to the Council on risks related to track access and franchise operating agreements). This involved detailed advice on the interaction between the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 and the Railways Acts in relation to obligations for the ongoing maintenance of the bridge.
- Advising West Lothian Council on a City Region Deal matter for the development of 1,300 new houses and related infrastructure, involving a guarantee from the Scottish Government.
- Advising Highway Management Scotland Limited (Project Co) on operational matters with the M80 Stepps to Haggs Roads DBFO Project, and leading the team that supports the client on an ongoing basis, covering all contract and dispute matters.
- Advising (via appointment by the successful sponsors) the senior creditors on The Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route Project, one of the largest and most complex road projects involving bond financing in the UK.
- Advising Acciona Industrial S.A. on the successful NESS, Kelvin and North London Energy from Waste Projects, on the requirements of an EU-based contractor in relation to Brexit, and generally on the approach of a non-UK contractor. Also providing ongoing support to these projects through the construction and into the operational phases.
- Leading teams advising funders and local authorities on over 30 DBFM and DBDA projects under the hub model throughout Scotland across housing, healthcare and education projects. Including the agreement of a list of derogations to the standard form contract to allow his client Nord/LB to become the models main funder.
- Advising contractors and funders on the procurement and ongoing operation of several street lighting PFI/PPP Projects including Derby, Coventry, Eastern Shires, Sunderland, South Tyneside, Ealing, Dorset, Islington, Newcastle, and North Tyneside and Stoke.
- Advising the MoD and major infrastructure projects in relation to assets in the UK and other UK territories and in relation to the procurement of communications infrastructure.
- Advising a Major UK contractor on its bid for a £2 billion offshore wind project utilising a FIDIC contract for the upgrade of port facilities and the manufacture and delivery of over 60 gravity-based structure turbine foundations for projects in the Irish Sea.
- Advising Northumbrian Water on all operational matters on the Ayr Environmental Services Meadowhead Sewage Treatment Plant Project and the Levenmouth waste water PPP Project.
- Advising the procuring authority on the £270 million Dumfries and Galloway Waste PPP Project and the Argyll and Bute Waste PFI Project..
