Post-award
Notwithstanding the very best contract documentation, the nature of Building and Engineering construction projects is such that changes and unforeseen events are inevitable. Dealing with these changes in the proper manner requires not only an understanding of the parties’ rights and duties but also sensitivity to the commercial reality of needing to maintain cordial contractual relationships as much as possible. This can only be achieved by having the first-hand experience of the day-to-day realities of construction projects.
Tiefenthaler Attorneys has the specialized skill and hands-on expertise to provide fast, relevant and accurate on-going construction law support through the project life-cycle so as to enable the project objectives to stay on track whilst ensuring that its clients’ rights are protected.
The range of services include:
- Advice on options available when faced with contractual difficulties (Eg. Unforeseen conditions/variations/delay/disruption/acceleration/scheduled rates/subcontracts)
- Drafting and dealing with contractual correspondence
- Advice on payment issues (Eg. Late payment or certification/under-certifying/deductions from certificates etc)
- Claims formulation and resolution (Eg. extensions of time/additional compensation/damages)
- Demands for performance
- Advice on delay damages/penalty deductions
- Advice on project programming issues (Eg. critical paths/concurrency/resource loading/delay analyses)
- Advice on project close-outs (Eg. Tests and commissioning/taking-over certification/sectional completion issues/snagging/guarantee issues)