Special Counsel, Christchurch
Bassam Maghzal
Contact
- Christchurch office
- DDI +64 3 353 5884
- M +64 21 227 7266
Profile
Bassam is a highly driven commercial lawyer specialising in infrastructure and construction projects with extensive experience delivering solution focused legal advice on a variety of complex projects across all industry sectors.
Experience
Sector / Expertise
Work highlights
Renewable energy
- Advising the lenders on the project documents for the Tauhei Solar Farm
- Advising Jarden Investment on the project documents for the Lodestone Energy farms project
- Advising Contact Energy on the procurement and installation of turbines for the Roxburgh dam and Te Mihi station
- Advising Pioneer Energy on the procurement and construction of anaerobic digestion plants at Reporoa and Christchurch.
Irrigation
- Advising Central Plains Water (one of New Zealand's largest privately owned water infrastructure company) on its construction contracts (construction cost of $450m, delivering irrigation water to 46,000 hectares)
- Advising North Otago Irrigation Company on its water distribution network extension construction contract.
Airports
- Advising Christchurch International Airport on its hotel construction and the expansion of the Pratt & Whitney Engine Centre
- Advising Wellington International Airport on the construction of its retail and carpark buildings.
Local Government
- Advising Selwyn District Council on the construction of its multi-functional library in Rolleston, Rolleston Sports Centre (an 8,000m² indoor sport and recreation facility) and its Rolleston Aquatic Centre
- Advising Ashburton District Council on the construction of Te Whare Whakatere (its library, civic centre, Civil Defence emergency operations centre, information centre and administrative areas).
Tertiary institutions
- Advising Ara Institute of Canterbury on its 10 year campus capital works programme including the construction of Ara's engineering, architectural studies and interior design facility and its executive and administrative staff building
- Advising Massey University on the construction of its Innovation Complex (three floors and 10,800 m2) and the Agresearch joint food science facility located at Massey University.
Heritage buildings
- Advising Christ Church Cathedral Reinstatement on the consultancy and construction contracts for the reinstatement of the Christ Church Cathedral.