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 support to clients engaged 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 likely handled a matter on their projects in similar situations to what brought you to this website.
Our offering includes 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 needs to be helped by a "team of experts" when you have accessibility to our Construction Experts that developed 100s of projects before entering into the law.
We can help you with, Contract Reviews and Contract Analysis. Our engineering proficiency and on-site construction experience enables us to interpret, analyse and provide contract recommendations 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 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 unnecessary risks.
A well-written contract minimises risks. Before you authorize any kind of arrangement, we will see to it that it remains in your best interests and that you understand your 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, impact and merit of any type of claim.
Our created claims include 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 figure out the requirement for affidavits and expert records to ensure that claims are able to withstand any kind of scrutiny. We are knowledgeable acting for our clients in formal and informal dispute proceedings, and regularly short counsels and barristers. We will guide you through the legal process, and job towards a resolution of your dispute in the quickest possible time.
Delay, Disruption, Acceleration Critical Path Delay Analysis, We offer in-house planning and scheduling services. When delays do take place, we analyse the standard schedule and development updates to develop prospective and retrospective windows and time-impact analysis. We establish delays, concurrent delays, apportionment, and liability. We calculate labor and efficiency prices using made 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 strengths 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 bad contract and financial control.
We combine our legal, engineering, planning and quantity checking capacities to help our clients devise comprehensive project development purchase and contracting strategies to significantly de-risk any project. We typically manage the resolution of claims independently. This maximizes the hands and permits the Contracts Management and Construction Groups to focus on their main objective 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 is lost in understanding the issues influencing cost schedule or scope issues internally with the Project Team and communicating them to the Client.
Project Development Strategies International Experience. We assist developers identify appropriate companions that bring about teaming contracts and the setting up of successful joint ventures. We prepared winning proposals developing economic cases called for by Financial Institutions that enabled our clients to get financing for their projects in Australia and Overseas and assisted with project structuring begining from early Desktop studies to PFS, FS assisting choose the right sort of contract (D&C, EPC, EPCM, Turnley, and so on).
We after that assist run the ECI phase (if required), obtain planning and authority approvals and prepare the needed Teaming Contracts, NDAs, EOIs, RFTs and drafting of contracts, consisting of head contracts, subcontracts, consulting contracts and provider contracts. We also assist with contract testimonials, including preparing tender credentials, bargaining final contracts and drafting any called for amendments. Insurance claims, Fast-track projects leave a route 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 flaws, insurance, owner or service provider self-insurance, and also decennial insurance. We acted on major insurance claims, advised self-insured clients, government bodies and statutory authorities. Our team developed the diverse skills needed to cover all elements of insurance advice and insurance claims management.
Our proficiency consists of policy analysis and drafting, advising on policy, indemnity and subrogation issues, conducting recovery action and representing clients before insurance firms.
Our Services Include, Schedule analysis, prepare variations/claims for Cost & EoTs. Provision of expert purchase 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 installment.
Identify counterclaims and use sold off damages. Insurance claims for layout liability, performance listed below specification, incomplete jobs and re-work. Draft payment claims or payment schedules and follow through in the adjudication process.