Case study
Payment Notice Recovery for an M&E Subcontractor
Payment notice strategy delivers six-figure recovery for M&E subcontractor.
- Client
- M&E subcontractor
- Issue
- Payment was withheld following a disputed interim application.
AI for Construction
Reduce Commercial Administration. Strengthen Payment and Notice Control.
Use controlled AI workflows to organise records, track notices, support valuation and identify risks across tender, payment, change, delay and claims.
Workflow Groups
Where AI Applies in Construction
Four commercial areas where AI workflows organise records, surface risks and produce structured outputs for commercial review.
Tender, Scope and Contract Formation Workflows
Controlled AI workflows for tender review, scope analysis, qualifications and contract formation risks.
Workflow areas include:
- Tender risk review
- Scope gap identification
- Contract amendment checks
- Qualifications and clarifications
- Obligation and deliverable summaries
- Handover notes for the project team
Contract Administration and Notice Control Workflows
Controlled AI workflows for obligations, notices, response periods and contract administration records.
Workflow areas include:
- Obligation tracking
- Notice requirement summaries
- Response period tracking
- Contract administration checklists
- Correspondence and instruction review
- Project record organisation
Payment, Variation and Recovery Workflows
Controlled AI workflows for payment cycles, valuation support, change records and recovery reporting.
Workflow areas include:
- Payment cycle checks
- Valuation substantiation
- Pay less notice review
- Variation and change tracking
- Aged recovery reporting
- Final account record organisation
Delay, Disruption and Claims Records Workflows
Controlled AI workflows for organising delay, disruption, access, sequencing and claims records.
Workflow areas include:
- Delay event record review
- Access and sequencing records
- Disruption and productivity records
- Programme record organisation
- Claims record schedules
- Chronology and issue summaries
01/AI Automation Catalogue
Repeatable processes affecting entitlement, commercial recovery, notices and substantiation
Each automation is a controlled workflow built around the contract, project records and required output.
It compares, reconciles and structures records where payment, notice, change or delay issues affect commercial recovery.
11Categories
106Example workflow areas
7Control stages
Bespoke Automation
Need a Process Automated That Is Not in the Catalogue?
We design AI automations for commercial, contractual and planning processes not covered by the catalogue.
Each automation is scoped against contract terms, project records, reporting requirements and approval route.
02/How the automation works
Repeatable processes, automated under control
Each automation compares, reconciles or structures agreed project records, then routes the result to the responsible reviewer.
The output requires approval before it supports payment, notice, claim or final account decisions.
01
Project Records In
Contracts, correspondence, notices, programmes, payment applications, valuation records and site evidence.
02
Automation Runs
Specified task, source references, output template and approval route. The same controlled process each cycle.
03
Reviewed Output
Structured report, register or action list routed for valuation, notice, claim or final account review.
03/Outcomes
Commercial Outcomes from AI Automation
01
Commercial Time Saved
Automate Repetitive Commercial Reconciliation
Automate comparison and reconciliation across payment applications, valuations, variations, notices and supporting records.
02
Contractual Notice Control
Required Actions Identified Before Contractual Deadlines
Track contractual notice requirements, notice dates and response periods against the relevant deadline.
03
Stronger Evidence
Assemble the Record Behind Recovery
Assemble and cross-reference the records relied on for valuations, variations, delay, loss and expense and claims. Identify evidential gaps early.
04
Protected Margin
Identify Change and Cost Earlier
Identify variations, delay events and additional cost early enough to address notice, valuation and evidential requirements before recovery is affected.
04/AI Automation Review
Protect Recovery and Entitlement
A focused review of where AI automation will protect recovery and entitlement, and where it should not be used.
AI Automation Review
From £1,000
The review gives you:
- Processes ranked by under-recovery risk, notice exposure and evidential weakness
- Payment and valuation processes where recovery may be delayed or under-supported
- Variation, change and compensation event processes where entitlement may be missed
- Notice and response-period processes where contractual position may be weakened
- Delay, disruption and loss and expense records requiring stronger substantiation
- Final account and claim preparation processes where records need earlier organisation
- A map of project records, required outputs, commercial risks and approval routes
- Controls for source records, excluded information, output review and permitted use
- Staff guidance for approved use, review responsibility and output reliance
- A pilot plan covering scope, source records, output format and review route
05/Controls and confidentiality
Every automation runs with controls, approvals and audit
AI requires controls where contracts, payment records, correspondence and commercial data may affect entitlement, commercial recovery or confidentiality.
Defined Controls
Source records, task boundaries, exclusions, output template and approval route are fixed before use.
Source Referencing
Outputs cite source records so reviewers can check entitlement, substantiation and reliance before use.
Confidentiality
Permissions, staff rules, audit trails and supplier checks are agreed before confidential or commercial information is used.
ICRS Consult
Credentials and Experience
ICRS Consult brings more than 30 years of construction experience across commercial management, contracts, claims, disputes, adjudication and expert appointments.
30+
years' construction
industry experience
MRICS
Chartered Quantity
Surveyor
MCIArb
Chartered Institute
of Arbitrators
JCT, NEC, FIDIC
and bespoke
contracts
- LLM in Construction Law and Arbitration
- Expert appointments in arbitration, litigation and adjudication
- Expert witness in professional negligence proceedings
- Advanced Professional Award in Expert Witness Evidence
- UK and Middle East project experience across JCT, NEC and FIDIC contracts
Client Feedback
What Our Clients Say
Very experienced in claims preparation and defence and has provided valuable advice on complex contractual matters. I would recommend the professional and strategic approach to the resolution of construction claims and disputes.
His technical understanding, level of investigation, and analysis together with the ability to come up with the substance of the case undoubtedly make him the best choice of consultant in the field.
Highly experienced in the preparation of construction claims. He produced a very clear and comprehensive EOT claim for us.
A highly experienced claims practitioner who has an in-depth understanding of complex construction claims.
I reviewed an EOT claim prepared by Matt and his team. It was to a high standard which made it easy to follow and evaluate.
Selected matters
Case Studies
Open each case to see the issue, our involvement and the commercial impact.
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Delay and Disruption Expert Report for a Joinery Subcontractor
Delay and disruption expert report supports high six-figure adjudication recovery for joinery subcontractor.
- Client
- Joinery subcontractor
- Issue
- The subcontractor experienced delay, disrupted access, inefficient working and productivity loss.
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Quantum Expert Report for an M&E Subcontractor
Quantum expert report supports high six-figure adjudication recovery for M&E subcontractor.
- Client
- M&E subcontractor
- Issue
- The dispute concerned valuation, variations, deductions and payment entitlement.
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Retention Recovery for a Brickwork Subcontractor
Five-figure retention recovery secured for brickwork subcontractor.
- Client
- Specialist brickwork subcontractor
- Issue
- Retention remained withheld after completion of the subcontract works.
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Contractual Defence to a Substantial Damage Claim
Contractual defence limited a mid-six-figure damages claim to a minimal commercial settlement.
- Client
- HVAC subcontractor
- Issue
- A substantial damages claim arose following an incident during the construction period.
Case study
Quantum Expert Report for a Civil Engineering Subcontractor
Quantum expert report supports mid-six-figure adjudication recovery for civil engineering subcontractor.
- Client
- Civil engineering subcontractor
- Issue
- The payment dispute concerned delay-related costs and disruption-related losses.
Case study
Final Account Adjudication for a Painting Subcontractor
Approximately £184,000 plus VAT and interest awarded in final account adjudication.
- Client
- Specialist painting and surface preparation subcontractor
- Party representation
- Referring Party
- Issue
- The parties’ final account positions differed by approximately £137,000 across original works, variations and additional works.
Case study
Interim Valuation Adjudication for a Groundworks Subcontractor
Approximately £188,000 awarded in interim valuation adjudication.
- Client
- Specialist groundworks and civil engineering subcontractor
- Party representation
- Referring Party
- Issue
- The parties’ interim valuation positions differed by approximately £215,000, including disputed variations and additional works.
Case study
Delay and Disruption Adjudication for a Cladding Subcontractor
Approximately 65% of the £2 million delay and disruption claim was dismissed.
- Client
- Major specialist cladding and curtain walling subcontractor
- Party representation
- Responding Party
- Issue
- The main contractor advanced a claim of approximately £2 million for alleged delay and disruption on a commercial office development.
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