During these uncertain times and once the construction sector begins to get back to work, one of the key challenges will be getting paid.
In this 60 minute presentation followed by Q&A, HKA considers some of the practicalities of ensuring that parties are paid what they are entitled.
Based on vast experience of international and domestic construction projects, Andrew Drennan and Paul Ives discuss the challenging issues that the construction sector faces in getting paid, with practical tips and advice in ensuring claims and variations are appropriately presented, as well as the importance of record keeping.
Topics Include:
- Claims & variations – what are the key issues going to be?
- Communication – what to do in NEC/FIDIC/JCT contracts
- Records – what records should we keep and how should these be recorded/stored and presented effectively?
- How to present a robust claim
- What if the claim fails? – a brief overview of ADR techniques
Speakers:
Andrew Drennan, Principal
Andrew is a Chartered Surveyor with over 20 years of construction industry experience. He has been appointed as quantum expert on eight occasions.
Andrew has acted as quantum expert regarding various statutory adjudications in the UK as well assisting the named expert in numerous disputes. He is currently acting as the named expert in matters before the Court of Session in Scotland.
Andrew provides commercial and contract management support and dispute resolution for projects with values up to £1.2 billion and disputed values in excess of £100 million. He specialises in matters of procurement, cost management and post contract quantity surveying; particularly dealing with problematic variations and final accounts.
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Paul Ives, Executive Director
Paul is a legally qualified, Chartered Quantity Surveyor with over 20 years of construction industry experience. He has been appointed as an expert in quantum matters.
Paul has acted as an expert regarding compensation events and valuations for mixed-use buildings and transport infrastructure projects. He provides clients with support and expert reports for negotiations and settlements surrounding insurance, financial audit and contract entitlements.
Paul has experience across a wide range of buildings and civils projects ranging from schools, hospitals and residential schemes to large commercial developments, offshore and nuclear projects, specialist oil and gas installations, and utilities frameworks. He has a proficient working knowledge of various standard forms of contract including FIDIC, JCT, ICE and NEC, as well as bespoke forms of contracts and subcontracts including those for PFI and BSF schemes.
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