Our work

Auckland Regional Transport Authority smartcard project
Bell Gully is advising on the Auckland integrated fares system smartcard project, allowing commuters to travel on any form of public transport using just one ticket from 2010. The system will include automated gates, smartcard readers onboard buses and ferries, smartcard reload devices at selected rail and bus stations and ferry wharves, and the supply and support of computer hardware, software, networks and communications.

Auckland Regional Council
Bell Gully is principal legal adviser to the Auckland Regional Council (ARC) Auckland Regional Transport Authority (ARTA) and Auckland Regional Holdings (ARH) on regional land transport strategic issues, public transport infrastructure and services, roading funding, and governance issues.

Auckland rail project
We advised ARTA on all aspects of the $NZ1 billion plus Auckland rail project, including infrastructure upgrades to the Western rail line involving the Crown, ONTRACK, the Auckland Regional Transport Network Limited and Veolia Transport Auckland. We also advised on the procurement of the new operator and rolling stock and rail network and station access arrangements (including pricing structures) and bus and ferry public transport procurement.

Britomart station
We advising Auckland Regional Transport Network Limited on the Britomart Transport Interchange, involving operations and management arrangements for a major integrated rail and bus interchange in central Auckland and the acquisition of Auckland's ferry terminals.

Tranz Rail Limited
We advised Tranz Rail on its NZ$400 million engineering services outsourcing programme. This included an international tender process for three specific outsourcing contract areas (track infrastructure, motive power and freight rolling stock engineering services).  We also advised on the proposed sale of the Wellington Metro rail service by Tranz Rail.

Toll project
We advised a consortium on the proposed Weiti Toll Road project north of Auckland - the first toll road proposed in New Zealand.