Construction Lawyers Darwin are the Darwin branch of Baker Merz Construction Lawyers, an expert Legal, Engineering, Project Management and Construction Claims firm that provides commercial management assistance to clients participated in projects throughout 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 comparable situations to what brought you to this website.
Our offering contains Contract testimonial 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 engage Law office that requires to be assisted by a "team of experts" when you have access 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 experience and on-site construction experience permits us to interpret, analyse and provide contract recommendations across different 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 in addition to FIDIC, JCT & NEC4 standard contracts.
We provide pre-contract audits to identify standard terms and conditions and recommend changes that transfer or re-assign high or unneeded risks.
A well-written contract minimises risks. Prior to you authorize any type of arrangement, we will certainly make certain that it remains in your benefits which you understand your direct exposure.
BIFA, QBCC Adjudication Dispute Management, NT Adjudication and Dispute Management, We conduct an extensive contract analysis identifying the crucial terms in the contract. We review the drawings, technical specifications and site records to figure out the cause, impact and merit of any claim.
Our composed claims consist of plain English narratives, relevant cost and CPM delay analyses and referenced evidence files. Prior to we refer the matter to adjudication, we will also identify the demand for affidavits and expert reports to make certain that claims have the ability to withstand any kind of scrutiny. We are knowledgeable substituting our clients in formal and casual dispute procedures, and regularly quick counsels and barristers. We will direct you via 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 in-house planning and scheduling services. When delays do take place, we analyse the standard schedule and progress updates to develop prospective and retrospective windows and time-impact analysis. We identify delays, concurrent delays, apportionment, and liability. We calculate labor and productivity rates making use of earned values or measured mile approaches to establish the exact quantum of disruption claims. Our claim documents present delay and disruption data in particularised and auditable layout.
We also prepare acceleration claims, evaluate merit, quantum and entitlement to an EoT claim and provide Third Party Independent Reports to assist our clients understand the toughness and weakness of their position. Contract Management and Financial Recovery. It is common understanding that the origin of troubled projects plagued by delays and cost overruns tend 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 capacities to help our clients devise all-encompassing project development purchase and contracting strategies to significantly de-risk any project. We typically manage the resolution of claims individually. This frees up the hands and allows the Contracts Management and Construction Teams to focus on their primary goal of delivering the project. The benefits of this approach is a positive cashflow from the start and lower overall project administration expenditure. Every one of our lawyers are construction experts in their very own right, no time is lost in understanding the issues influencing cost schedule or scope issues inside with the Project Team and communicating them to the Client.
Project Development Strategies International Experience. We assist developers identify ideal companions that bring about teaming arrangements and the setting up of effective joint ventures. We prepared winning propositions developing economic situations needed by Financial Institutions that enabled our clients to get finance for their projects in Australia and Overseas and helped with project structuring begining from very early Desktop studies to PFS, FS assisting choose the appropriate type of contract (D&C, EPC, EPCM, Turnley, etc).
We after that help run the ECI phase (if needed), get planning and authority authorizations and prepare the called for Teaming Arrangements, NDAs, EOIs, RFTs and drafting of contracts, including head contracts, subcontracts, consulting contracts and vendor contracts. We also aid with contract testimonials, consisting of preparing tender certifications, negotiating final contracts and drafting any required modifications. Insurance claims, Fast-track projects leave a path of flaws, some deep underground where they are difficult to correct. We provide technical and legal advise on the therapy of rectifiable and un-rectifiable issues, insurance, owner or professional self-insurance, and even decennial insurance. We acted upon major insurance claims, advised self-insured clients, government bodies and statutory authorities. Our group developed the varied skills required to cover all facets of insurance suggestions and insurance claims management.
Our experience includes policy interpretation and drafting, advising on policy, indemnity and subrogation issues, conducting recovery activity and standing for clients in front of insurance companies.
Our Services Include, Schedule analysis, prepare variations/claims for Cost & EoTs. Provision of specialist procurement and contract administration sources to specialists throughout the delivery phase. Contracts and Ts and Cs for procurement of long-lead products, fabrication and modularization, transport and installment.
Identify counterclaims and use liquidated problems. Insurance claims for layout liability, performance listed below specification, insufficient jobs and re-work. Draft payment claims or payment schedules and follow up in the adjudication procedure.