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 engaged in projects throughout the Infrastructure, Building, Rail and Bus transportation, Telecommunications, Renewable Energy, Mining and Oil and Gas industries.
We employ dual-qualified engineers-lawyers with first-hand project experience that have likely handled an issue on their projects in comparable scenarios 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 engage Law office that needs to be helped by a "group of experts" when you have access to our Construction Experts that developed 100s of projects prior to coming into the law.
We can help you with, Contract Reviews and Contract Analysis. Our engineering experience and on-site construction experience enables us to interpret, analyse and provide contract suggestions 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 in addition to FIDIC, JCT & NEC4 standard contracts.
We provide pre-contract audits to identify standard terms and suggest changes that transfer or re-assign high or unneeded risks.
A well-written contract reduces risks. Before you sign any contract, we will certainly see to it that it remains in your benefits and that you understand your exposure.
BIFA, QBCC Adjudication Dispute Management, NT Adjudication and Dispute Management, We conduct a complete contract analysis identifying the vital terms in the contract. We review the drawings, technical specifications and site records to figure out the cause, result and merit of any type of claim.
Our written claims include plain English narratives, relevant cost and CPM delay analyses and referenced evidence files. Prior to we refer the matter to adjudication, we will also determine the demand for affidavits and expert reports to ensure that claims are able to withstand any kind of scrutiny. We are skilled representing our clients in formal and casual dispute procedures, and regularly short counsels and barristers. We will lead you via the legal process, and work towards a resolution of your dispute in the fastest 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 progression updates to develop prospective and retrospective windows and time-impact analysis. We figure out delays, simultaneous delays, apportionment, and liability. We calculate labor and performance rates making use of made values or measured mile techniques to determine the exact quantum of disruption claims. Our claim documents present delay and disruption information 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 strengths and weakness of their position. Contract Management and Financial Recovery. It prevails knowledge that the root causes of troubled projects plagued by delays and cost overruns tend to be centred in insufficient project planning, inadequate schedule tracking and poor contract and financial control.
We combine our legal, engineering, planning and quantity evaluating abilities to help our clients devise all-encompassing project development purchase and having strategies to significantly de-risk any project. We usually manage the resolution of claims independently. This maximizes the hands and allows the Contracts Management and Construction Teams to focus on their main purpose of delivering the project. The benefits of this method 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 shed in understanding the issues influencing cost schedule or scope issues inside with the Project Team and connecting them to the Client.
Project Development Strategies International Experience. We help developers identify ideal companions that lead to teaming agreements and the establishing of effective joint endeavors. We prepared winning proposals developing economic instances called for by Financial Institutions that allowed our clients to obtain money for their projects in Australia and Overseas and assisted with project structuring begining from early Desktop studies to PFS, FS assisting select the ideal sort of contract (D&C, EPC, EPCM, Turnley, etc).
We after that help run the ECI phase (if called for), obtain planning and authority authorizations and prepare the called for Teaming Contracts, NDAs, EOIs, RFTs and drafting of contracts, including head contracts, subcontracts, getting in touch with contracts and distributor agreements. We also assist with contract evaluations, including preparing tender credentials, working out last contracts and drafting any needed changes. Insurance claims, Fast-track projects leave a path of flaws, some deep underground where they are impossible to fix. We provide technical and legal advise on the therapy of rectifiable and un-rectifiable problems, insurance, owner or specialist self-insurance, and also decennial insurance. We acted upon significant insurance claims, advised self-insured clients, federal government bodies and statutory authorities. Our group developed the diverse abilities needed to cover all aspects of insurance advice and insurance claims management.
Our experience includes policy interpretation and drafting, advising on policy, indemnity and subrogation issues, conducting recovery activity and representing clients before insurance companies.
Our Services Include, Schedule analysis, prepare variations/claims for Cost & EoTs. Provision of specialist procurement and contract administration sources to service providers throughout the delivery phase. Contracts and Ts and Cs for purchase of long-lead items, fabrication and modularization, transport and installation.
Identify counterclaims and apply sold off damages. Insurance claims for style liability, efficiency listed below specification, incomplete jobs and re-work. Draft payment claims or payment schedules and follow up in the adjudication process.