Construction Lawyers Darwin

Construction Lawyers Darwin are the Darwin branch of Baker Merz Construction Lawyers, a specialist Legal, Engineering, Project Management and Construction Claims firm that provides business management support to clients taken part 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 that have likely handled an issue on their projects in similar scenarios to what brought you to this website.

Our offering consists of Contract testimonial 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 engage a Law Firm that requires to be helped by a "team of experts" when you have access to our Construction Experts that developed 100s of projects prior to entering the law.

We can help you with, Contract Reviews and Contract Analysis. Our engineering proficiency and on-site construction experience allows us to interpret, analyse and provide contract referrals throughout 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 as well as FIDIC, JCT & NEC4 standard contracts.

We provide pre-contract audits to identify standard terms and conditions and suggest changes that transfer or re-assign high or unneeded risks.

A well-written contract minimises risks. Prior to you sign any kind of agreement, we will ensure that it is in your best interests which you understand your direct exposure.

BIFA, QBCC Adjudication Dispute Management, NT Adjudication and Dispute Management, We conduct an extensive contract analysis identifying the key terms in the contract. We review the drawings, technical specifications and site records to establish the cause, result and merit of any type of claim.

Our composed claims consist of plain English narratives, relevant cost and CPM delay analyses and referenced evidence files. Prior to we refer the issue to adjudication, we will also identify the demand for affidavits and expert records to make certain that claims have the ability to withstand any kind of scrutiny. We are experienced representing our clients in formal and casual dispute process, and regularly brief counsels and barristers. We will certainly guide you with the legal process, and work towards 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 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 performance prices using earned values or measured mile techniques to determine the exact quantum of disruption claims. Our claim documents existing delay and disruption data 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 staminas 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 often tend to be centred in incomplete project planning, inadequate schedule tracking and bad contract and financial control.

We combine our legal, engineering, planning and quantity evaluating abilities to assist our clients devise all-inclusive project development procurement and contracting strategies to significantly de-risk any project. We usually manage the resolution of claims independently. This maximizes the hands and permits the Contracts Management and Construction Teams to concentrate on their main goal of delivering the project. The advantages of this strategy 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 Group and interacting them to the Client.

Project Development Strategies International Experience. We assist developers identify suitable partners that bring about teaming agreements and the establishing of effective joint endeavors. We prepared winning propositions developing economic cases required by Financial Institutions that allowed our clients to acquire finance for their projects in Australia and Overseas and assisted with project structuring begining from early Desktop studies to PFS, FS helping pick the ideal kind 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 required Teaming Agreements, NDAs, EOIs, RFTs and drafting of contracts, including head contracts, subcontracts, consulting contracts and supplier agreements. We also assist with contract testimonials, including preparing tender credentials, negotiating final contracts and drafting any type of called for changes. Insurance claims, Fast-track projects leave a route of problems, some deep underground where they are impossible to fix. We provide technical and legal advise on the treatment of rectifiable and un-rectifiable problems, insurance, owner or service provider 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 diverse skills required to cover all facets of insurance guidance and insurance claims management.

Our experience 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 specialist purchase and contract administration sources to specialists during the delivery phase. Contracts and Ts and Cs for purchase of long-lead products, fabrication and modularization, transport and setup.

Identify counterclaims and apply sold off damages. Insurance claims for layout liability, efficiency listed below specification, incomplete jobs and re-work. Draft payment claims or payment schedules and follow up in the adjudication process.