Construction Lawyers Darwin are the Darwin branch of Baker Merz Construction Lawyers, an expert Legal, Engineering, Project Management and Construction Claims firm that provides business management assistance to clients taken part in projects across the Infrastructure, Building, Rail and Bus transportation, Telecommunications, Renewable Energy, Mining and Oil and Gas industries.
We utilize dual-qualified engineers-lawyers with first-hand project experience who have most likely handled an issue on their projects in similar scenarios to what brought you to this website.
Our offering consists of Contract evaluation and formation services, strategy and administration, Planning, Scheduling, EoT, Prolongation, Disruption and Acceleration Claims, Payment Claims and Schedules - Adjudication Applications & Responses, Dispute management: Expert determination, arbitration and litigation
Why involve Law Firm that requires to be helped by a "group of experts" when you have accessibility to our Construction Experts that developed 100s of projects prior to entering into the law.
We can assist you with, Contract Reviews and Contract Analysis. Our engineering expertise and on-site construction experience enables us to interpret, analyse and provide contract referrals across various areas such as rights, liabilities, duties, and scope under Australian Standard Contracts (AS4000 and AS2124 Series), Australian Building Industry Contracts (ABIC), Master Builders Association (MBA), NT Security of Payments Act conformity along with FIDIC, JCT & NEC4 standard contracts.
We provide pre-contract audits to identify standard terms and suggest amendments that transfer or re-assign high or unneeded risks.
A well-written contract reduces risks. Prior to you authorize any type of arrangement, we will certainly see to it that it remains in your benefits which you understand your exposure.
BIFA, QBCC Adjudication Dispute Management, NT Adjudication and Dispute Management, We conduct a thorough contract analysis identifying the vital conditions in the contract. We review the drawings, technical specifications and site records to determine the cause, result and merit of any type of claim.
Our created claims contain plain English narratives, relevant cost and CPM delay analyses and referenced evidence files. Prior to we refer the matter to adjudication, we will certainly also figure out the demand for affidavits and expert records to ensure that claims are able to withstand any kind of scrutiny. We are experienced representing our clients in formal and casual dispute procedures, and regularly quick counsels and barristers. We will certainly direct you through the legal process, and job in the direction of a resolution of your dispute in the shortest possible time.
Delay, Disruption, Acceleration Critical Path Delay Analysis, We provide internal planning and scheduling services. When delays do occur, we analyse the baseline schedule and progress updates to develop prospective and retrospective windows and time-impact analysis. We identify delays, simultaneous delays, apportionment, and liability. We calculate labor and productivity prices utilizing earned values or measured mile techniques to figure out the exact quantum of disruption claims. Our claim documents present delay and disruption information in particularised and auditable style.
We also prepare acceleration claims, evaluate merit, quantum and entitlement to an EoT claim and provide Third Party Independent Reports to help our clients understand the strengths and weakness of their position. Contract Management and Financial Recovery. It is common expertise that the origin of troubled projects plagued by delays and cost overruns have a tendency to be centred in insufficient project planning, inadequate schedule tracking and inadequate contract and financial control.
We combine our legal, engineering, planning and amount evaluating capabilities to help our clients devise comprehensive project development procurement and contracting strategies to significantly de-risk any project. We generally manage the resolution of claims independently. This maximizes the hands and enables the Contracts Management and Construction Teams to concentrate on their primary purpose of delivering the project. The advantages of this strategy is a positive cashflow from the start and lower overall project administration expenditure. All of our lawyers are construction experts in their very own right, no time is lost in understanding the issues impacting cost schedule or scope issues inside with the Project Team and connecting them to the Client.
Project Development Strategies International Experience. We assist developers identify suitable partners that result in teaming agreements and the establishing of successful joint ventures. We prepared winning proposals developing economic situations needed by Financial Institutions that enabled our clients to acquire finance for their projects in Australia and Overseas and assisted with project structuring begining from very early Desktop studies to PFS, FS assisting pick the appropriate sort of contract (D&C, EPC, EPCM, Turnley, etc).
We then help run the ECI phase (if required), obtain planning and authority authorizations and prepare the needed Teaming Arrangements, NDAs, EOIs, RFTs and drafting of contracts, including head contracts, subcontracts, getting in touch with contracts and provider agreements. We also assist with contract evaluations, consisting of preparing tender certifications, discussing final contracts and drafting any required modifications. Insurance claims, Fast-track projects leave a trail of flaws, some deep underground where they are difficult to fix. We provide technical and legal advise on the treatment of rectifiable and un-rectifiable defects, insurance, proprietor or service provider self-insurance, and also decennial insurance. We acted upon major insurance claims, advised self-insured clients, government bodies and statutory authorities. Our group developed the diverse skills required to cover all facets of insurance recommendations and insurance claims management.
Our proficiency includes policy analysis and drafting, advising on policy, indemnity and subrogation issues, conducting recovery activity and representing clients in front of insurance firms.
Our Services Include, Schedule analysis, prepare variations/claims for Cost & EoTs. Provision of expert purchase and contract administration sources to professionals during the delivery phase. Contracts and Ts and Cs for purchase of long-lead things, fabrication and modularization, transport and setup.
Identify counterclaims and apply sold off problems. Insurance claims for layout liability, performance below specification, insufficient jobs and re-work. Draft payment claims or payment schedules and follow up in the adjudication procedure.