Marianne Smith

Marianne has over 20 years of experience in the areas of public procurement, public infrastructure, construction 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. Marianne acts for clients in a range of sectors, including transit and transportation, civil infrastructure, roads and bridges, water and wastewater, health-care services, gaming, energy and mining. She also regularly advises clients 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. Marianne is leading the Blakes team on a number of major projects including Metrolinx’s GO Rail Expansion Project, the City of Toronto’s F.G. Gardiner Expressway Rehabilitation Project, VIA Rail on its acquisition of new fleet for its Long Distance, Regional and Remote Services, and Toronto Transit Commission on the Bloor-Yonge Capacity Improvements Project.