Working with Clients across a range of Industries

We strive to support our clients across the building, infrastructure, rail and metro, mining, and oil and gas industries and take pride in the referrals and repeat business that have gained us the loyalty of our clients and have been pivotal in our growth.

Infrastructure, Rail and Metro

Roads & Bridges

PI Claim for failure to develop Designs to applicable standards and use instead recommendations of an industry body. The unauthorised design change resulted thousands of concrete footings added unnecessarily to the project.

Rail & Metro

Successful defence of multi-billion dollar claims from an international rail consortium. We led a team of PCMC analysts and forensic planners to defend against 350 separate claims for relocation of utilities, scope changes, changes in law, and delay and disruption. Management of Arbitration Proceedings.

Heavy Rail

Delay and disruption analysts in order to support the contractors contractual and legal entitlements under a PPP Framework Agreement.

Mining

Process Plant, Port & Rail

Provision of Contract and Cost Management, Cost Reporting and Contract Administration services including review, negotiation and closing out of outstanding subcontractor and Head Contract variations.

Iron Ore

Provision of specialist procurement and contract administration resources during the delivery phase in the Pilbara.

Gold Plant

Provision of specialist procurement and contract administration resources during the delivery phase in the Pilbara.

Communications, Renewable Energy, Oil and Gas

Telcos

Provision of specialist procurement and contract administration resources for the Design and construction of main City Exchanges (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide), fibre optic and microwave links between exchanges, re-transmission vaults, interface with mobile network (analogue and digital).

Wind Farm & Solar

Provision of strategic engineering advice to deal with AEMO requirements. Determination of technical case, delay and disruption claims. Liquidated Damages, cashing in of bank guarantees for late performance. Treatment of Force Majeure events and establishing delay compensation entitlements. Management of arbitration proceedings.

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Wind Farm Claims

We acted as claims experts and expert witnesses in several disputes related to changes of scope, turbine blades damaged during transport, liability for import taxes, additional warehousing and storage charges due to COVID-19 and payment disputes.

Building and Institutional

Private Hospital, Canberra

Preparation of Adjudication Application for Delay and Disruption Claim. Defence of backcharges and defense against Liquidated Damages Claim.

Correctional Facility, NSW

PI claim against designer for design errors and omissions. The designer incorrectly sized air handling units, smoke exhaust fans, grilles and other equipment, and did not carry out building coordination. Designer sought bankruptcy protection and compensation was negotiated with insurer.

Australian Army

Provision of specialist procurement and contract administration resources for the relocation of the army workshops. New munition storage facilities Upgrade of the VHF and UHF radio and microwave link installations along Australia’s East Coast.

Australian University

Engaged in the bid and development of the procurement and contracting strategy. Payment Claim preparation and preparation of Adjudication Application for Delay and Disruption Claim.

Pharmaceutical/ Laboratories

Bid management and contract administration services for a small volume dispensary in a clean room environment. Included equipment, small product conveyors, packaging plant, offices and ancillary services.

Bottling Plant

Contracts Management for the new bottling plant and office facilities. Featured water treatment plants (drinking and waste water), bottling equipment, storage, and management of raw materials and finished product conveyors to the truck bay.

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