Turning complexity into clarity – expert guidance for every construction claim.

Disputes can arise even on well-planned construction projects. At SOCOTEC Forensics & Advisory, our expert team uses decades of technical expertise and construction industry knowledge to provide strategic guidance in claims involving time, money and technical issues. We work closely with our clients and, where required, their legal teams to efficiently navigate complex issues, minimise costs, and achieve optimal outcomes.

Whether you need assistance with claims preparation, management, and negotiation, or with technical input, quantum analysis and/or delay analysis, we offer strategic advice to help you navigate and resolve disputes.

Why claims support?

Construction projects involve multiple stakeholders, complex contracts, and variables that can lead to claims arising for many reasons, including:

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1# Disruptions

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2# Delays

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3# Variations

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4# Defects

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5# Termination

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6# Technical issues

In these scenarios, our expertise is essential to ensure the timely and fair resolution of construction-related issues while protecting your commercial interests. Our construction specialists provide comprehensive support throughout the claims process, and bring experience with entitlements under both standard and bespoke forms of contract.

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Our claims support solutions

We prepare and defend construction claims and counterclaims across all sectors of the construction industry. Our clear, technically robust reports, based on thorough evaluation of project information, support the claims process at every stage of dispute resolution, from initial assessment to final settlement.

We provide support in managing construction claims from referral through to resolution, ensuring your position is well represented throughout the process and protecting your project’s commercial interests.

We work with project teams, contractors, subcontractors, and consultants to verify the elements supporting each claim. Our role is to ensure that claims documentation is thorough, accurate, and fully compliant with contractual requirements.

Our team can provide commercial advice to help avoid disputes and unnecessary costs. We have extensive experience negotiating favourable resolutions in construction claims, protecting financial interests while maintaining important relationships. Our approach always considers project-specific factors to achieve pragmatic settlements.

We offer prospective and retrospective assessments of construction delays, utilising industry-standard critical path analysis methodologies to maximise entitlements and minimise exposure to damages. Our detailed programming analysis provides clear evidence for time-related claims.

Our comprehensive quantum analysis clarifies the cost implications of construction claims and accurately quantifies entitlements through meticulous assessment of construction project data, supporting informed decision-making in the claims process.

If it has not been possible to negotiate a resolution to the issues in dispute, we can act in mediation and adjudication proceedings to assist with resolution of the claim. Where required, we provide expert witness services in all dispute resolution proceedings.  

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Our Approach

How do we prepare construction claims?

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We undertake thorough analysis and management of claims, following a clear process on each project:

  • Issue identification: We review project documents to clearly define the issues or events that led to claims arising.
  • Contract review: We undertake a detailed review of construction contracts to understand your rights and obligations.
  • Evidence compilation: Our team collates all relevant documents, including site records, photographs, construction schedules, and correspondence.
  • Impact quantification: We calculate the financial and/or time implications of construction delays or defects from the evidence provided. 
  • Documentation preparation: We use our detailed and evidenced analysis to provide concise and well-structured claims documents that present cases logically.

We undertake thorough analysis and management of claims, following a clear process on each project:

  • Issue identification: We review project documents to clearly define the issues or events that led to claims arising.
  • Contract review: We undertake a detailed review of construction contracts to understand your rights and obligations.
  • Evidence compilation: Our team collates all relevant documents, including site records, photographs, construction schedules, and correspondence.
  • Impact quantification: We calculate the financial and/or time implications of construction delays or defects from the evidence provided. 
  • Documentation preparation: We use our detailed and evidenced analysis to provide concise and well-structured claims documents that present cases logically.

Get in touch to find out how we can support your project.