Services
CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION
Many of our clients opt to outsource the whole or part of the contract administration function. It is often cost effective for Axiom to provide a full or part-time team encompassing the drafting of contract documents or correspondence, interim payment valuations, and programme management rather than to employ full time project specific manpower. There is sometimes an ancillary benefit of the additional checks-and-balances inherent in an outside provider appointment.
Whilst we are usually appointed on a long-term basis, we also cover short-term resource deficiencies or one-off assignments.
Our contract administration objective is project delivery to achievable targets. We prefer to minimise or avoid contract dispute. We are able to tailor-make solutions to meet our client’s (both the contractors and employers) needs and offer professional and experienced advice on:
Review and drafting of contract terms, conditions and documents
Claims Avoidance
- Monitoring of progress of works, early warning on concurrent and culpable delay items
- Early identification of key risk areas, developing issues and assistance in developing defences and mitigation
Claims Management
- Assistance in drafting of correspondences
- Attendance at site meetings
- Claim review and rebuttal
- Claim assessment and reporting
- Cost monitoring and cost plan update
- Advice on preparation of counterclaims and other defence documents
- Advice on notices to be given under the Contract and contract compliance
- Dealing with correspondences on contract related issues.
- Drafting of key contract correspondence
Commercial Settlement Strategies and Negotiations
- Assistance with respect to claim negotiation
Programme
- Program Optimization (claim related)
- Recovery programmes
- Programme monitoring
Quantum Evaluation, Additional Payment and Variations-based Claims
- Submission or review and preparation of Payment Certificate
- Advice and guidance on the submission or the validity of the heads of claim presented, validity of notifications and complete evaluation of claims
- Identification of contractual entitlement to recover cost and/or value
- Preparation of cost claims (including prolongation, acceleration and loss of productivity costs)
- Submission and presentation or Valuation of variations
- Analysis of tender rates and escalation costs
- Preparation and evaluation of damages claims entitlement
Termination, Disruption &Extension of Time (EOT)
- Advice on submission or defence of loss and expense claims submitted
- Advice on the correct or wrongful imposition of liquidated damages claims and other damage claims
- Advice on Termination notices to be given or the validity of notice given under the Contract
- Submission or evaluation of Extension of Time entitlement