Construction Lawyers Darwin are the Darwin branch of Baker Merz Construction Lawyers, a specialist Legal, Engineering, Project Management and Construction Claims firm that provides industrial management support to clients taken part in projects across 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 a matter on their projects in similar scenarios 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 engage Law Firm that needs to be helped by a "team of experts" when you have accessibility to our Construction Experts that developed 100s of projects prior to entering the law.
We can assist you with, Contract Reviews and Contract Analysis. Our engineering experience and on-site construction experience allows 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 suggest modifications that transfer or re-assign high or unneeded risks.
A well-written contract reduces risks. Before you authorize any agreement, we will ensure that it remains in your best interests which you understand your direct exposure.
BIFA, QBCC Adjudication Dispute Management, NT Adjudication and Dispute Management, We conduct a detailed 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 claim.
Our created claims consist of plain English narratives, relevant cost and CPM delay analyses and referenced evidence files. Prior to we refer the matter to adjudication, we will certainly also identify the demand for affidavits and expert reports to make certain that claims are able to withstand any kind of scrutiny. We are knowledgeable representing our clients in formal and casual dispute proceedings, and regularly short counsels and barristers. We will assist you with the legal process, and job towards a resolution of your dispute in the fastest possible time.
Delay, Disruption, Acceleration Critical Path Delay Analysis, We provide in-house planning and scheduling services. When delays do take place, we analyse the standard schedule and progression 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 approaches to identify 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 strengths and weakness of their position. Contract Management and Financial Recovery. It is common knowledge that the source 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 surveying capacities to help our clients devise all-encompassing project development purchase and having strategies to significantly de-risk any kind of project. We normally manage the resolution of claims individually. This liberates the hands and permits the Contracts Management and Construction Groups to focus on their main purpose of delivering the project. The benefits of this approach is a positive cashflow from the start and lower overall project administration expenditure. Every one of our lawyers are construction experts in their very own right, no time at all is lost in understanding the issues affecting cost schedule or scope issues inside with the Project Group and interacting them to the Client.
Project Development Strategies International Experience. We help developers identify suitable partners that lead to teaming agreements and the establishing of successful joint endeavors. We prepared winning proposals developing economic cases called for by Financial Institutions that allowed our clients to acquire money for their projects in Australia and Overseas and helped with project structuring begining from very early Desktop studies to PFS, FS assisting choose the right type of contract (D&C, EPC, EPCM, Turnley, etc).
We then help run the ECI phase (if required), get planning and authority approvals and prepare the needed Teaming Arrangements, NDAs, EOIs, RFTs and drafting of contracts, consisting of head contracts, subcontracts, consulting contracts and provider contracts. We also help with contract testimonials, consisting of preparing tender qualifications, discussing final contracts and drafting any kind of required changes. Insurance claims, Fast-track projects leave a path of issues, some deep underground where they are difficult to fix. We provide technical and legal advise on the therapy of rectifiable and un-rectifiable issues, 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 varied abilities needed to cover all aspects of insurance recommendations and insurance claims management.
Our proficiency includes policy interpretation and drafting, advising on policy, indemnity and subrogation issues, conducting recovery activity and standing for clients in front of insurance firms.
Our Services Include, Schedule analysis, prepare variations/claims for Cost & EoTs. Provision of specialist purchase and contract administration sources to professionals throughout the delivery phase. Contracts and Ts and Cs for procurement of long-lead products, fabrication and modularization, transport and installation.
Identify counterclaims and apply liquidated damages. Insurance claims for style liability, efficiency below specification, insufficient works and re-work. Draft payment claims or payment schedules and follow through in the adjudication process.