Maloney Field Services

Maloney Field Services has achieved industry prominence providing a wide range of land access solutions throughout Australia. Since its inception in 1970, MFS has developed into a dynamic multi-disciplined property services consultancy firm undertaking work in all States and Territories with offices based in Adelaide, Melbourne and Brisbane.

Company Overview
MFS has acted as Property Consultants and Valuers on substantial projects involving a wide range of cross-country facilities including:

Long Distance Oil and Gas Pipelines
Major Electricity Transmission Lines
Railways and "Fast Train" Projects and Proposals
Highways, Freeways and Expressways
Pipelines transporting Treated Waste Water required for Irrigation purposes
A Guided Busway and a Cross-Country Coal Conveyor

MFS Land Access Consultants have achieved the speedy procurement of many thousands of kilometres of land corridors/rights of way through all classes of properties, whilst establishing and maintaining a most favourable rapport with affected landowners.

MFS Valuation staff play an integral role in the land access process by providing reliable and realistic Assessments of Compensation payable for the proposed land corridors/rights of way.

With in-house Conveyancing and Paralegal Consultants, MFS has the ability to provide cost effective and efficient management of all documentation required for the provision of tenure. In addition, where complicated land access issues need to be resolved, MFS has provided experienced negotiators and Project Managers both during and post construction.

Services Provided
During its successful involvement in some of the nation’s most ambitious cross-country infrastructure projects, MFS has developed an unequalled wealth of knowledge, experience and expertise in providing the following land access solutions:

Landholder liaison and negotiation
Site selection and route alignment selection
Public consultation including acting as project’s public point of contact
Liaison with Federal and State Government Departments, Local Government Municipalities and other institutional bodies
Native Title and Cultural Heritage liaison and negotiation
Valuation and Assessment of Compensation
Title searching and production of ownership schedules/ databases
Coordination of sub-consultants (ie, solicitors, conveyancers, surveyors, GIS consultants, environmental and geotechnical consultants, etc)
Document preparation
Preparation of ‘Construction Line List’ detailing special entry/ construction considerations for construction contractors
Negotiating Ministerial consent for compulsory acquisition procedures
Implementing compulsory acquisition procedures through to fi nalisation of acquisition and entry to land
Supervision of reinstatement works, settling landholder compensation claims and obtaining executed damage releases

The Maloney Project Database
MFS has developed The Maloney Project Database, which is used as an effective and versatile project information management tool and is currently being utilised by some of Australia’s largest infrastructure owners and operators.

The secure web based database enables infrastructure owners to maintain a complete, accurate and timely record of all current landowner information.

Furthermore, The Maloney Project Database retains a centralised data set of all communications and correspondence in relation to any affected landowner at any point in time. This information can be constantly updated by authorised users from any remote location with internet access, allowing clients to view ‘real time’ project progress with every affected landowner.

Key benefits and applications of the Project Database include:

Creation and updating of contact notes - in turn providing the client with a thorough legal history of communications with landowners
Landowners’ current details are easily accessible
Field staff able to update contact notes in ‘real time’ over the web from any remote location
Management able to monitor current activities of field staff