CONSTRUCTION ADVISORY
Vertex provides comprehensive construction consulting services. Our construction experts possess the engineering and construction experience to provide real-world, cost-effective solutions to the everyday challenges that owners, contractors, engineers, and architects face throughout the construction process. From the initial concept to project closeout, we assist our clients in facilitating and coordinating the construction process to mitigate complex challenges.
Contracts Advice and Protection
Contracts advice is the review and analysis of Contract documentation during pre- and post-Contract periods to provide high quality and expert advice and guidance with sound practical and technical solutions to facilitate protection and cost-effective solutions for our clients. Our highly trained Construction Professionals are able to understand both Client needs and the related substantive and legal issues. Our advice provided by our Senior Consultants in conjunction with the Contractor’s Management Team includes:
- Advising on optimum Contract and Subcontract arrangements and preparing tailor made forms of Contract and amendments to standard forms
- Review of Tender or Contract Documents to identify obligations, liabilities and areas of risk
- Advice and opinion on contractual matters arising throughout the Contract period
- Advice on bonds, warranties, guarantees and insurances
- Identifying potential areas of conflict which will require to be addressed throughout the Contract
- Advising on sub-contracting arrangements to ensure equitable obligations, liabilities and risks reflect the same as the main-contractors
Disputes Prevention
In the construction industry, disputes are not uncommon. Vertex Dispute Prevention team was formed to review the causes and administrative costs of such claims, recommend procedures for avoiding claims, and investigate alternatives for early, equitable settlement of claims. They further set out to understand the nature of such disputes as well as the steps required to prevent and resolve disputes in the contract administration process. Additional focus was applied to investigating alternative dispute resolution and techniques that prevent disputes from occurring or aid in timely on-site resolution.
Negotiation Management
We have a track record in Negotiation Management in all aspects of the Construction process. We are able to provide construction professionals experienced in Negotiation Management and we are able to advise our Clients on the most cost effective methods in the negotiation management process.
Risk Management
Vertex provides engineering and construction risk management services by identifying and analyzing potential risks that may occur throughout the construction process. Vertex construction management team performs risk assessments on construction projects to assist our clients in preventing and mitigating costly potential delays and disruptions.
As the complexity of construction and engineering projects changes, the magnitude of risk involved for owners, contractors, architects, and engineers increases the possibility of negative impacts and damages on projects. Vertex recognizes this potential. Our construction risk management consultants adapt to the continuously changing engineering and construction industries while maintaining proven practices and procedures throughout the construction process.
