PURPOSEFUL CONTRACTS
Construction Contract advice prior to awarding any contract – assuring you get the contract that best fits for your job.
Project delivery methodologies and trade packaging – Buildability and co-ordination are key to a successful project/job. All your various elements are brought together, ensuring communication is managed by ‘the responsible person/party’ this will mitigate most risks for you.
Scope of works – Your scope of works is critical to be accurate and will mitigate the risk of variations or changes during the work.
Tender document production – A concise set of documents become the ‘bible’ of knowledge and procedure avoiding ambiguity of ‘hear say’.
Contractor identification, qualification and verification- A ‘desk top’ verification of legal compliance, does not verify quality or timely attendance. We investigates & interview previous clients and contractor/trades people about workmanship/quality, Politeness, deliverables and an overall view of value for money. This safeguards you from the ‘as good as his word’.
Review quotes/tenders – Reviewing submissions can be complex when alternatives have been offered, presentation styles and language of inclusions and exclusions. Our expertise is well experienced to overcome these anomalies to fairly adjudicate these submissions.
Contract Administration – The administration of a project/job must include site checks, meeting minutes, payments, defect inspections and closure. The extent of involvement depends on the type/size and the expectations of the Client. We provide a range from simple ad-hoc visits to daily on site attendance, as the project/job demands.
Value for Money – We review every request for payment to ensure the payment being claimed has in fact delivered all the entitlements for the money being requested. Only after our verification (and a correction to the payment request) can an agreed invoice be cleared for payment.
After Completion (the defect liability period) – It is not usual for the Builders to manage this period the likelihood of defects is common. We aim for a defect free job at completion. Our focus is towards a defect free job. Any critical defects we prepare plan for their immediate correction.
OTHER CONTRACT ASSISTANCE
Contract conditions for small orders (minor works) – Before engaging any worker, the contract conditions must be those of the sellers. We will advice and make adjustments for your safeguard.
Contract conditions for term contractors and maintenance contractors – Term contracts usually have a perpetual clause and this can causes ‘old ways and conditions to be carried forward. We will advice and make suggestions for your safeguard.
Review existing term contractors –We will prepare a full data of all such contracts and ensure a timely review takes place before a re-engagement has to occur.
Simple site visits to mitigate risk – Periodic maintenance /safety checks are cost effective.
When, How and Type of Contract? (guidelines for when to use single quotes, 3 quotes and/or call tenders – Not knowing which contract to engage, with the sometimes non professionals bearing the risk of inappropriate contracts and work orders. We review your proposals and advise the ‘when’, ‘how’, ’the type’.
OTHER SERVICES
By-Laws – These are drafted in plain English to encompass the desired meaning and purpose.
Property Surveys (non-destructive) – Our experienced Inspectors can usually diagnose your issues from an initial visual inspection and offer some suggestions of action.
Safe Work Method Statements (SWMS)- All works no matter size, type or location must have a swms from the tradie and be available for review some time before work commences. Our review will confirm if the work is to be carried out safely.
Chair meetings and record minutes (particularly for construction works) – Chairing meetings is a thankless task, we are different and we enjoy this task, free yourself of this burden to enjoy other things.
Peer Reviews – Peer reviews are used extensively by all prudent companies. We review all our documents prepared by one of our employees or independent experts, where we can usually provide betterment to the documents and further reduce risks for you.
Investigation of work to be Lot Owner or Owners Corporation responsibility –Issues occur for time to time of mis appropriation of costs, either by the owner or others. We offer a qualified review and conclusion.
Independent look at insurance assessor reporting and refusals – Reviews of the accessors findings should be challenged and can in some cases be overturned to benefit Lot Owners and Owners Corporation.
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Our capabilities and resources can provide the service that you require designed specifically for you. Allowing your own resources to provide what you are best at doing without the worry of attempting what seem difficult activities.
