Contract and commercial advising to Treasury on ERP (Technology One) and Shared Services.

commercial law, procurement, dispute resolution, providing advice, drafting documents

Providing business consulting services to DMO in relation to Rizzo reforms.Providing excellence in commercial management support to FFG SPO, DMO. • managing the commercial aspects of the IMS and GMC contracts, • managing the relationship between Defence and 2 shipbuilding and Integrated systems contractors – BAE and Thales, and other subcontractor suppliers,• resolving disputes and advising on contract and commercial risks,• contract interpretation, • drafting and advising on contract amendments,• advising on payments to contractors, including KPIs, KERs and SHIs,• mentoring and managing a small team of professional contract managers,• managing defence processes to obtain commercial outcomes,• providing governance management and advice.

• Contracts – reviewing and drafting contracts; providing advice on clauses; providing intellectual property advice; providing advice on legal and commercial risk; • Contract negotiation – negotiating contracts including major government projects and construction projects; drafting and advising on contract negotiation plans; managing disputes and dispute resolution; advising senior management on contract risks and drafting risk plans; • Contract management – advising on contract interpretation, advising on issues and disputes between the parties and implementing contract compliant solutions; managing contract matters and disputes with contractors; drafting and reviewing contract management reports, representing the client or department at contract management meetings;• Procurement – advising on all stages of procurements (probity, legal, commercial issues), processes, risk assessment; advising on ICT and IT procurement; advising on infrastructure and large projects; providing defensible contracting solutions;• Request for tender documents (RFT) – drafting and reviewing; drafting and advising on RFTs, drafting and advising on evaluation plans and business case documents including negotiation plans;• Legislation and policies – interpretation and advising, particularly on Commonwealth Procurement policies (FMA, CPRs), Chief Executive Instructions and Defence procurement policies;• RFT processes – advising on, and implementing, procurement processes; assuring compliance and defensibility of processes; training and seminars.• Sparke Helmore – providing commercial legal advice, probity and contracting advice to the Commonwealth and Victoria State , assisting clients with contract disputes and managing contract solutions;• Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) – commercial legal advice on large scale projects, IT projects and commercial and procurement projects including contract management advice, contract disputes; managing professional services contracts;

Providing contract management advice and services:• managing the commercial aspects of the Terrestrial Communications contract, • advising on the relationship between 3 discrete defence organisations, the prime contract supplier, and other subcontractor suppliers,• resolving disputes and advising on contract and commercial risks,• contract interpretation, • drafting and advising on contract amendments,• advising on IT and IP, • providing training on the Terrestrial Communications contract