Construction Lawyers Darwin are the Darwin branch of Baker Merz Construction Lawyers, an expert Legal, Engineering, Project Management and Construction Claims firm that provides industrial management support to clients engaged in projects throughout the Infrastructure, Building, Rail and Bus transportation, Telecommunications, Renewable Energy, Mining and Oil and Gas industries.
We use dual-qualified engineers-lawyers with first-hand project experience that have likely handled an issue on their projects in similar circumstances to what brought you to this website.
Our offering contains Contract evaluation and development 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 office that requires to be assisted by a "group 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 proficiency and on-site construction experience enables us to interpret, analyse and provide contract referrals throughout 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 in addition to FIDIC, JCT & NEC4 standard contracts.
We provide pre-contract audits to identify standard terms and conditions and recommend modifications that transfer or re-assign high or unneeded risks.
A well-written contract reduces risks. Prior to you authorize any type of agreement, we will see to it that it is in your best interests and that 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 establish the cause, effect and merit of any kind of claim.
Our composed claims contain plain English narratives, relevant cost and CPM delay analyses and referenced evidence files. Prior to we refer the issue to adjudication, we will certainly also determine the requirement for affidavits and expert reports to guarantee that claims are able to withstand any kind of scrutiny. We are knowledgeable representing our clients in formal and casual dispute process, and regularly short counsels and barristers. We will certainly direct you via the legal process, and work towards a resolution of your dispute in the shortest possible time.
Delay, Disruption, Acceleration Critical Path Delay Analysis, We offer 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 determine delays, simultaneous delays, apportionment, and liability. We calculate labor and productivity rates utilizing gained values or measured mile methods to determine 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 help our clients understand the staminas and weakness of their position. Contract Management and Financial Recovery. It prevails expertise that the root causes of troubled projects plagued by delays and cost overruns have a tendency to be centred in insufficient project planning, inadequate schedule tracking and poor contract and financial control.
We combine our legal, engineering, planning and amount surveying capacities to assist our clients devise all-encompassing project development purchase and having strategies to significantly de-risk any project. We typically manage the resolution of claims separately. This frees up the hands and enables the Contracts Management and Construction Groups to focus on their key goal of delivering the project. The advantages of this method is a positive cashflow from the start and lower overall project administration expenditure. Every one of our lawyers are construction experts in their own right, no time at all is lost in understanding the issues influencing cost schedule or scope issues internally with the Project Team and connecting them to the Client.
Project Development Strategies International Experience. We help developers identify appropriate companions that bring about teaming agreements and the setting up of effective joint endeavors. We prepared winning propositions developing economic cases called for 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 helping select the right sort of contract (D&C, EPC, EPCM, Turnley, etc).
We then help run the ECI phase (if called for), acquire planning and authority approvals and prepare the called for Teaming Agreements, NDAs, EOIs, RFTs and drafting of contracts, consisting of head contracts, subcontracts, speaking with contracts and provider contracts. We also aid with contract testimonials, consisting of preparing tender certifications, bargaining final contracts and drafting any type of needed amendments. Insurance claims, Fast-track projects leave a path of defects, some deep underground where they are difficult to rectify. We provide technical and legal advise on the therapy of rectifiable and un-rectifiable defects, insurance, owner or contractor self-insurance, and even decennial insurance. We acted upon significant insurance claims, advised self-insured clients, federal government bodies and statutory authorities. Our group developed the varied abilities needed to cover all facets of insurance guidance and insurance claims management.
Our proficiency consists of policy interpretation and drafting, advising on policy, indemnity and subrogation issues, conducting recovery action and representing clients in front of insurance providers.
Our Services Include, Schedule analysis, prepare variations/claims for Cost & EoTs. Provision of expert procurement and contract administration resources to contractors throughout the delivery phase. Contracts and Ts and Cs for procurement of long-lead products, fabrication and modularization, transport and setup.
Identify counterclaims and apply liquidated problems. Insurance claims for layout liability, efficiency listed below specification, insufficient works and re-work. Draft payment claims or payment schedules and follow through in the adjudication process.