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Cornerstone Consulting Services

Detailed audit and interrogation of contractor and / or subcontractor costs claimed under actual cost contracts
Identification and extraction of disallowable costs, saving clients money
Robust contractual analysis and reporting to support audit findings
Account reconciliation with audit findings leading to fully supported adjustments to amounts to be paid

Build a robust contractual case to prove the principle of contractor entitlement
Accurately measure, quantify and value post contract change, supported by the terms and conditions of contract
Assess the critical time impact of instructed variations and seek out and maximise contractual opportunities for awards of extensions of time
Assemble the claim to facilitate ease of assessment without delay
Apply contractual levers to drive assessment of contractor claims
Maximise monetary and time awards

Construction contract due diligence, analysis and contract risk identification and profiling
Contract risk assessment – risk occurrence probability and project and business impact
Establish, develop and formalise business attitudes to contractual risk into an agreed, corporate risk profile
Reconciliation of contract due diligence reviews and reporting against agreed business risk profiles
Propose contract drafting amendments and manage contract negotiations to facilitate swift and commercially acceptable agreement of construction and construction related contracts
Advice and support in relation to other construction related contracts – Collateral warranties, performance guarantee bonds, parent company guarantees,vesting certificates, non-disclosure agreements
Contract preparation and assembly

Comprehensive contractual advice in the event of a construction dispute
The development of tailored, contract compliant dispute resolution strategies appropriate to the client relationship, the nature and complexity of the dispute and the strength of the contractual position
Contractual risk assessments
Data trawling and analysis of contemporaneous records in preparation for adjudication, arbitration or court proceedings
Preparation of easy-to-follow and supported claims for loss and expense and extensions of time
Acting for referring and responding parties under statutory adjudication
Quantity surveying support and advice during Part 7 or Part 8 court proceedings, mediation, adjudication or arbitration
Acting as expert witness

Final account analysis to see that contractor entitlement has been maximised within the confines of the conditions of contract
Robust assembly of easy-to-follow and supported final account documentation to facilitate ease of assessment and final account agreement
The effective application of contractual levers to drive assessment and payment of outstanding amounts
Advice on contractual completion and defect liabilities including support to secure release of retentions

Progress monitoring and reporting
Safe and effective high-level inspections
Thermographic surveys
Site logistics planning
Dimensionally accurate site 3D modelling
Accurate measurement of lengths, areas and volumes from aerial maps and 3D models
Marketing collateral generation