Metrolink Legal Services

Tender description

TII has a requirement for legal services for the proposed Metrolink Project. This includes legal services necessary for the planning and consultation, construction, testing the system leading up to the operation of Metrolink. The services include but not limited to the following areas: pre-railway order planning, environmental impact assessment, procurement, contract drafting and negotiation, railway order application / management / representation / oral hearing, property acquisition / CPO, judicial review, injunctions and claims, compliance with requirements of Transport (Railway Infrastructure) Act 2001 and other relevant legislation and general claims advice and other associated legal services until the project comes into operation. The services will also include advising on interfacing of various contracts including train control systems, communications, ticketing, rolling stock, operating and maintaining depots. The current corporate adviser is assisting TII with initial project legal services but the successful tenderer will take over all Metrolink project related work from the corporate legal adviser on contract signing.