Matthew Neuringer

Matthew’s practice focuses on complex and innovative social, transportation, energy and infrastructure projects across the United States, with a particular emphasis on alternative delivery models, including public-private partnerships (P3), energy-as-a-service (EaaS), design-build (DB) and progressive design-build projects.

• Mandate

  Government Counsel

  • Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as comprehensive counsel on the multi-billion-dollar, nationwide procurement initiative to modernize and replace America’s Brand New Air Traffic Control System.
  • SUNY and DASNY on the procurement and delivery of a 1,500-bed student and workforce housing and campus village P3 project, including structuring of a predevelopment agreement and innovative 501(c)(3) tax-exempt financing structure.
  • Gateway Development Commission on the US$16 billion Hudson River Tunnel Replacement Project, including procurement, RFP development, construction contracting and award of Package 1C for major Northeast Corridor rail infrastructure connecting New York and New Jersey.
  • New York City Public Housing Preservation Trust on innovative public housing preservation and modernization initiatives, including procurement, governance and financing matters supporting long-term capital improvements for NYCHA properties.
  • The City of New York Department of Design & Construction US$8.8B Design-Build Borough-Based Jail Program.
  • PANYNJ on the development of its standard-form Design-Build Program for all Port Authority assets.
  • PANYNJ on two large-scale Design-Build Substation Projects at JFK Airport.
  • The Metropolitan Transportation Authority on its first-availability payment Accessibility & Elevators P3 Project.
  • New York City Health and Hospitals on its guaranteed maximum price Bellevue Project.
  • New York City Health and Hospitals on its design-build program development.
  • New York City Transit Authority for its below ground station’s wireless communications access system & dark fiber.
  • Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY) for its US$150M 89 MW combined heat and power facility.
  • PANYNJ in the US$1.5B redevelopment Project’s design-build contract and operations & maintenance contract for Newark Airport’s Terminal A.
  • Maryland Department of Transportation and the Maryland Office of Attorney General for the US$9 billion 495 / I-270 Traffic Relief P3 Program.
  • The Metropolitan Transportation Authority for the East Side access project’s wireless communications access system & dark fiber P3 project.

  Energy-as-a-Service Representation

  • Novant Health in on a 30-year EaaS agreement to expand the energy capacity and improve the energy efficiency of hospitals across the Southeastern United States, in the largest tax-exempt EaaS financing to date.
  • Adventist Health on a 30-year EaaS to deliver and sustain a system-wide energy transformation project.
  • A private developer on project structuring and finance related issues for an EaaS project across 21 healthcare campuses.
  • Underwriters on Henry Ford Health System’s Central Utility Plant EaaS project.
  • Energy performance contractor on an EaaS P3 project with Eastern Michigan University.
  • Public utility district on their first-of-a-kind 25 MW / 100 MWh standalone battery storage, microgrid development and EaaS project.
  • Lenders in closing the Duquesne University Energy P3 Project.
  • Sponsors in closing the $300M Fresno State University Central Utility Plant Project.
  • Standard energy performance contracts for a NYC DCAS for Local Law 97 decarbonization.
  • Energy Conservation Measures TELP financed energy service company project for St. John’s Episcopal Health Services in New York City.

  Sponsor / Developer / Lender Representation

  • Real estate developer on tax-exempt financing of the Western Rail Yards infrastructure development for the Hudson Yards Commercial Construction Project Program.
  • Sponsors in a shortlisted consortium currently bidding on the I-24 Southeast Choice Lanes DBFOM P3 project being procured by the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT).
  • Master developer consortium shortlisted by Amtrak to deliver the New York Penn Station Revitalization P3 project, including redevelopment, procurement and project delivery matters for one of the nation’s largest transportation infrastructure projects.
  • Several developers in submitting applications to the Build America Bureau (BAB) in connection with TIFIA and RRIF applications, including for its Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) program for affordable housing and mixed-use housing development projects across the U.S.
  • Sponsors on the PennDOT Major Bridges P3 Project.
  • Sponsors on the Georgia DOT SR400 P3 Project.
  • Lenders to proposers on the Prince George's School District P3 Project.
  • Sponsors in the development of the US$750M Ohio Department of Transportation Portsmouth Bypass P3 Project.
  • Sponsors in the development of the US$4.2B Florida Department of Transportation Ultimate P3 Project.
  • Sponsors on a bid for the US$500M Pennsylvania Turnpike Fiber Optic Broadband P3 Project.
  • Sponsors on a bid for the US$2.4B Purple Line Light Rail P3 Project in Maryland.
  • Sponsors on a bid for the US$1.2B campus expansion project at the University of California, Merced.
  • Underwriters and Bank Lenders for the financing of the US$4B billion LAX Automated People Mover P3 Project, financed in part tax-exempt Private Activity Bonds (PABS) and a short-term bank facility (first U.S. P3 hybrid bank/bond deal to reach financial close).
  • Underwriters for the US$680M Denver Great Hall P3 Project, financed in part with tax-exempt PABs.
  • Underwriters for the US$3B Transform-66 Managed Lanes P3 Project, financed in part with PABs and TIFIA.
  • Underwriters for the US$1B Pennsylvania Rapid Bridge Replacement P3 Project, financed in part with PABs.

  Infrastructure Asset M&A

  • Skanska and Macquarie in the sale of their equity interests in the Elizabeth River Crossing – Midtown Tunnel P3 Project.
  • Buyer on the acquisition of an energy-savings & performance company.
  • Buyers for the Presidio Parkway P3 Project acquisition.
  • Buyers on the Portsmouth Bypass P3 Project acquisition.
  • Buyer on a bid to acquire the South Terminal at Austin Bergstrom Airport.
  • Canadian & US Pension Funds on a US$300M Telecoms Co-Investment.

  Renewable Energy

  • Developer for a US$70M 50 MW utility solar energy project.
  • The New York Green Bank on an offshore wind transaction.
  •  Developer on a bid for the US$450M Surrey Anaerobic Digestion Waste to Energy P3 Project.