Contracts and Claims Management

 

NRB Consult’s multifaceted contract & claims management framework is on the activities to be undertaken during the operational phase of the contract to meet their contractual commitments to time, cost, quality and other agreed matters.

 

NRB Consult’s effective approach to contract & claims management encompasses the following:

 

Contract Administration

 

We assist clients in creating contracts and commercial project procedures and training staff in their use, in order to ensure that such matters are managed efficiently and that our client’s contractual interests are protected through the life of the project including development of  bespoke contract procedures and manuals to assist in the effective management of a project from inception to completion; Providing user friendly interpretation of contracts, both standard forms and one-off contracts, using flow diagrams and familiar processes to illustrate the mechanisms involved such as notice provisions, payment requirements, information transfer and time restrictions; record structuring; Providing key standard response documents which include all clauses, necessary references and terms to make them effective; Providing ongoing audits to ensure that administrative issues are being addressed; Drafting detailed contractual letters that is based on factual information to protect client’s rights.

 

Construction Claims and Dispute Management

 

We provide our clients with best value solutions in terms of preparing, appraising or defending claims for extensions of time, prolongation costs, disruption costs, acceleration costs or recovery of disputed variations. In order for a claim to succeed it must have contractual validity, together with the support of factual and accurate records, and clearly establish a cause and effect link.

 

Risk Register Management

 

We provide our clients with establishing an internal process from identification, mitigation, impact and outcome of the event which will be managed by the Event Record Sheet, Event Record dataset, Delay analysis table & contemporary records. This shall be reflected in the Risk Register as updates and managed by implementing control measures for inherent and residual risks.

 

Strategy Reports, Peer reviews and Contractual advice

 

We offer contractual advice to clients in order to protect their commercial interests as an early intervention strategy to avoid and control disputes in construction sector before they escalate to arbitration or litigation.

Without clear professional advice, arbitration and litigation in the construction industry can be an expensive, time consuming and frustrating process. Therefore we will always try to help our clients resolve the dispute before it reaches this stage. an initial appraisal on the strengths and weaknesses of the case and the likely weight of supporting evidence together with analysis of the risks and the various courses of action open to the client (financial and non-financial), a strategic plan, explaining how to manage the case and the probability of achieving a settlement favorable to the client.