Expertise
Alex leads the negotiation of complex construction, operation and maintenance arrangements in energy, manufacturing and infrastructure in the UK and internationally. He is particularly appreciated by clients for his enthusiasm for working in multi-disciplinary teams with engineers, project managers and procurement professionals. He is noted for strength and commerciality of risk analysis and management. Alex's expertise includes: FIDIC, IChemE and NEC forms of contract, project finance, PPP, alliancing and collaborative working contracts.
- Power projects – delivering more than 50 power generation projects across all technology classes, on three continents
- Cracker conversion – delivering a nationally significant project for SABIC to convert its olefins cracker to utilise an ethane feed from North American shale beds
- EfW - advising the developer on the EPC and long-term servicing agreements for the development of a fluidised bed advanced gasification energy from waste plants in East London and Merseyside
- Advising the owner of a CCGT power plant on contracts to for the conversion of the plant to operate in open cycle and bid in to the UK Capacity Market auctions
- Project alliance agreement - a UK rail infrastructure owner on the tendering and implementation of a Project Alliancing Agreement for a major track construction and refurbishment project
- London 2012 Olympics – advising the ODA on the ODA’s standard forms of construction contract and a concession agreement for a multi-utilities concession on the Olympic Park
- A power plant developer on the EPC contract, long term maintenance contract and operating agreement for the development of a new 850MW CCGT power plant to be located at near Istanbul, Turkey
- Power Generation & Transmission
- Solar PV – advising developers and investors on EPC and maintenance contracts in relation to more than 100MW of installed solar PV in the UK
- Solar Thermal - advising the lenders on a 30MW solar thermal IPP project in Spain.
- Capacity Market – owners of sub-10MW projects bidding in to the Capacity Market on the market rules and appeals, construction and O&M contracts.
- CATO – structure and risk analysis of the CATO regime for onshore transmission for Ofgem
- EfW - advising ATCO Power on the EPC and long-term servicing agreements for the development of a fluidised bed advanced gasification energy from waste plants in East London and Merseyside
- CCGT conversion - advising Barking Power Limited on the conversion of Barking power station to open cycle to bid into the Capacity Market
- STOR – development of a biodiesel generating plant contracted to the STOR mechanism
- Innovation – UKAEA on the NEC contracts for the procurement of the Tokomak reactor fleet
- EFR - battery projects bidding in to the EFR auction to provide frequency services
- Onshore wind – construction and maintenance contracts for project financed onshore wind farms across the UK
- Offshore wind - developers, investors and suppliers on contracts for the Sheringham Shoal, Thanet, Teesside, Gwynt-y-Mor and West of Duddon Sands wind farms
- Project Finance – advising sponsors, investors and funders including MLAs on the EPC and O&M contracts for large project financed independent power plants in: the UK, France, Greece, Netherlands, Turkey, Romania, Russia, UAE, and South Africa
- Big Six – a big six energy utility on contracts in preparation for a new CCGT Plant to bid into the Capacity Market
- Nuclear – Horizon Nuclear Power (then a joint venture between RWE and Eon) on EPC contracts, JV establishment, policy formulation, competition issues
- Commissioning and claims – managing and settling claims in relation to defects and commissioning issues in relation to an 800MW CCGT plant
- Olympics – the ODA on a concession agreement for a multi-utilities concession on the Olympic Park to serve the London 2012 Olympics
- Refining, Basic Manufacturing, Oil & Gas
- Cracker conversion – delivering a nationally significant project for SABIC to convert its olefins cracker to utilise an ethane feed from North American shale beds
- Plant restoration – strategic advice and delivery to Venator on the reinstatement of its fire-damaged Tioxide plant at Pori, Western Finland
- EPCm - strategic advice on procurement and EPCm contracting to a speciality chemicals manufacturer. Implementing small (£5m to £10m capex) projects in the UK, France, US and Germany
- Refinery - process technology and commissioning issues during the completion of a major oil refinery at Sohar, Oman
- Offshore - a joint venture between Gazprom, Total and Statoil on EPIC contracts for the sub-sea infrastructure for phase 1 of the development of the Shtokman gas field in the Barents Sea
- Offshore - major European national energy company on the development of a gas field off-shore Brazil
- Redevelopment – South Tees Site Company & South Tees Development Corporation on decontamination and other contracts in relation to the site of the former SSI steelworks at Redcar
- Infrastructure
- Redevelopment – South Tees Site Company & South Tees Development Corporation on decontamination, demolition and construction contracts in relation to the site of the former SSI steelworks at Redcar
- Project alliance agreement - a UK rail infrastructure owner on the tendering and implementation of a Project Alliancing Agreement for a major track construction and refurbishment project
- Transport – Canary Wharf Contractors on the contract for the construction of the Isle of Dogs Crossrail station
- Southern Water – contract for the refurbishment and maintenance of the Thanet sewer network.
- Utilities - London 2012 Olympics – advising the ODA on a concession agreement for a multi-utilities concession on the Olympic Park and the ODA’s standard forms of construction contract
- Utilities – a joint venture between EDF and RWE/Thames Water entering into a £100m utilities infrastructure works contract as part of £8bn Allenby & Connaught PFI project
