Lawyer Profile
Marianne M. Smith
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Marianne has over 20 years of experience as a commercial lawyer and is Practice Group Leader of the Procurement group and Co-Practice Group Leader of the Infrastructure group.
A significant portion of Marianne's practice encompasses public procurement, infrastructure and public-private partnerships. She advises clients on the development, preparation and ongoing administration of public tenders and procurement processes, and the development and negotiation of commercial agreements for the design, construction, financing and maintenance of infrastructure.
In her procurement practice, Marianne acts for domestic and international clients in a wide range of sectors, including transit and transportation, civil infrastructure, roads and bridges, water and wastewater, health-care services, information technology, gaming, energy and mining. She also regularly acts for both procuring entities and bidders with respect to conducting a successful procurement process, fairness issues, mitigating procurement risk and avoiding compliance issues. In particular, Marianne has expertise in the procurement of mega infrastructure development projects and alternative finance and procurement projects across multiple jurisdictions, including municipal, provincial, federal and international, and has been at the forefront of many municipal PPP projects.
Marianne also regularly advises clients on a variety of commercial agreements across a range of sectors for goods, services and construction.
Toronto Transit Commission on its Bloor-Yonge Capacity Improvements progressive design and build project
Metrolinx on the Hamilton LRT design, build, finance, operate and maintain project
City of Calgary on the Green Line Stage 1 Light Rail design, build and finance project and acquisition of light rail vehicles
Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx on the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension – Advance Tunnel design, build and finance project
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 2003 (ON)