Meg Johnson

Construction

• Providing project advice to developer and large asset owner clients, preparing consultancy agreements, project terms sheets, letters of intent, early works agreements, ECI, EPC, and CMA contracts, tender contract documentation and ancillary agreements.
• Preparing, reviewing and negotiating civil and building construction contracts for:
  • landmark shopping centre and large format retail projects
  • complex residential unit and multi-staged flat land developments
  • civil works and delivery of infrastructure (e.g. sewer and water) required under related infrastructure agreements
  • commercial office buildings
  • large scale industrial facilities
  • education facilities
  • hotels
  • retirement, aged care and hospital facilities.
• Advising contractors and subcontractors in relation to tender submissions, and negotiating construction contracts.
• Advising both landlords and tenants, and preparing and negotiating tenancy fitout construction contract documentation.
• Preparing template construction contracts for principals and contractors, and advising on contract administration post execution, legislative obligations, and compliance with QBCC requirements.
• Advising development financiers in relation to proposed construction contract documentation, including recommended amendments or additional documentation, and in relation to the document terms and possible risk mitigation measures for in-place construction documentation.
• Advising home owners on various industry forms of home construction contracts for renovation and new builds.
• Reviewing construction contract documentation related to insurer approved building repairs or rebuilds, and providing advice and suggested drafting to owners and tenants to mitigate risks during reinstatement and continued business operations.

Infrastructure

• Advising developer clients on infrastructure planning and delivery, funding and charging instruments, and ongoing administration of infrastructure agreements (including sale of developable lots) across all infrastructure authority networks.
• Negotiating, drafting and advising on infrastructure and planning agreements and ancillary documentation, including easement terms and agreements for access (construction and ongoing infrastructure management), tankering, recycled water, wastewater treatment plant construction, NBN, and co-owner shared works.
• Reviewing and advising on planning strategies in draft planning instruments, and planning and development legislation and policy generally.
• Preparing submissions to state and local governments regarding proposed amendments to planning schemes.
• Preparation of overarching PDA Water Infrastructure Agreement and ancillary documentation for distributor‑retailer Maroochydore City Centre, and negotiating, drafting and advising in relation to PDA projects and master planned areas, including Ripley Valley, Greater Flagstone, Maroochydore City Centre, and Palmview Master Planned Area.
• Representing government and private clients on acquisition of school sites and preparing and negotiating associated infrastructure agreements.

Energy, resources and renewables

• Advising contractors on EPC contracts for new coal waste gas power station and wind farm facilities.
• Drafting EPC documentation for a coal power station operator for a key project and subsequent preparation of national template contracts for new coal waste gas power station facilities going forward.
• Preparing national template EPC and supply agreement documentation for a provider of BESS (battery energy storage system) projects, supported by bespoke drafting and negotiation, and ongoing contract administration advice on an individual project basis.

Aged care and retirement living

• Preparing and advising on national template civil works construction contracts for the development of new retirement living communities, supported by bespoke drafting and negotiation and ongoing contract administration advice, on an individual project basis, for two large developer clients.
• Preparing, reviewing and advising on national template consultancy agreements for a major developer of retirement living communities, including advice and drafting to address associated statutory regimes, such as unfair contracts legislation.

Healthcare

• Advising on consultancy agreement terms to secure preliminary design and approvals for the construction of a biomedical facility and preparation of a tender design and construct contract for the subsequent demolition and construction work. This project incorporated Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) compliance provisions to enable the facility to seek registration with the Therapeutic Goods Administration.
• Providing project and construction advice to a private hospital provider for the upgrade of 15 hospitals across Australia, preparing template national construction only tender contracts, providing bespoke drafting including ECI agreements on a project specific basis and assisting through the tender process for each project, negotiating with preferred contractors and finalising contracts, and providing ongoing contract administration support.
• Advising on the design and construct contract for refurbishment and expansion of a non-profit, government funded community medical facility.
• Providing advice and guidance to the contractor, and negotiating a design and construct contract, for an $8m new cancer research laboratory tenancy fitout.
• Preparing a tender design and construct contract for a large private hospital expansion project, including RFI support through the tender process, negotiating and finalising contract terms with the preferred contractor, and ongoing contract administration advice post contract execution.

Education

• Advising a major education provider and preparing and negotiating design and construct contracts for expansion across its school campuses, preparation of template design and construct contracts for the refurbishment of existing buildings and facilities, covering up to $5m contracts, together with bespoke drafting to accommodate project specific requirements, and overseeing preparation and execution of template contracts for individual projects.
• Preparing construct only, and design and construct contracts, for purpose built childcare and early learning centres.