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 support to clients engaged in projects across 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 situations to what brought you to this website.
Our offering contains 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 access 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 expertise and on-site construction experience permits us to interpret, analyse and provide contract recommendations 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 compliance along with FIDIC, JCT & NEC4 standard contracts.
We provide pre-contract audits to identify standard terms and recommend modifications that transfer or re-assign high or unnecessary risks.
A well-written contract minimises risks. Before you authorize any type of agreement, we will ensure that it remains in your best interests and that you understand your direct exposure.
BIFA, QBCC Adjudication Dispute Management, NT Adjudication and Dispute Management, We conduct a thorough contract analysis identifying the crucial terms and conditions in the contract. We review the drawings, technical specifications and site records to determine the cause, effect and merit of any kind of claim.
Our written 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 figure out the need for affidavits and expert records to ensure that claims are able to withstand any type of scrutiny. We are knowledgeable acting for our clients in formal and informal dispute proceedings, and regularly quick counsels and barristers. We will 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 happen, we analyse the baseline schedule and progress updates to develop prospective and retrospective windows and time-impact analysis. We figure out delays, simultaneous delays, apportionment, and liability. We calculate labor and productivity rates utilizing gained values or measured mile approaches to figure out 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 source of troubled projects plagued by delays and cost overruns tend to be centred in incomplete project planning, inadequate schedule tracking and poor contract and financial control.
We combine our legal, engineering, planning and quantity checking abilities to assist our clients devise all-encompassing project development purchase and contracting strategies to significantly de-risk any type of project. We typically manage the resolution of claims independently. This liberates the hands and allows the Contracts Management and Construction Groups to focus on their primary objective of delivering the project. The benefits of this approach 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 Group and communicating them to the Client.
Project Development Strategies International Experience. We assist developers identify ideal companions that result in teaming contracts and the setting up of effective joint ventures. We prepared winning proposals developing economic situations needed by Financial Institutions that allowed our clients to get financing for their projects in Australia and Overseas and assisted with project structuring begining from very early Desktop studies to PFS, FS assisting pick the best type of contract (D&C, EPC, EPCM, Turnley, etc).
We then help run the ECI phase (if needed), acquire planning and authority approvals and prepare the needed Teaming Contracts, NDAs, EOIs, RFTs and drafting of contracts, including head contracts, subcontracts, consulting contracts and distributor arrangements. We also aid with contract reviews, consisting of preparing tender qualifications, working out final contracts and drafting any needed modifications. Insurance claims, Fast-track projects leave a path of issues, some deep underground where they are difficult to rectify. We provide technical and legal advise on the treatment of rectifiable and un-rectifiable issues, insurance, proprietor or professional self-insurance, and even decennial insurance. We acted on significant insurance claims, advised self-insured clients, government bodies and statutory authorities. Our team developed the diverse skills required to cover all aspects of insurance guidance and insurance claims management.
Our experience consists of policy interpretation and drafting, advising on policy, indemnity and subrogation issues, conducting recovery activity and representing clients in front of insurance providers.
Our Services Include, Schedule analysis, prepare variations/claims for Cost & EoTs. Provision of specialist purchase and contract administration sources to specialists throughout the delivery phase. Contracts and Ts and Cs for procurement of long-lead things, fabrication and modularization, transport and installment.
Identify counterclaims and apply sold off damages. Insurance claims for style liability, performance listed below specification, incomplete jobs and re-work. Draft payment claims or payment schedules and follow up in the adjudication process.