Construction Claims
Preparing or revising a claim? Claim rejected? Need to assess a claim received?
Strengthen the basis for recovery and control exposure with a claim or defence supported by the contract, records, causation and quantum.
Test the stated reasons before revising, resubmitting or escalating the claim.
Establish Whether the Rejection Is Supported
We review the stated reasons against the contract, notices and available records.
You receive a preliminary reasoned opinion on the contractual and evidential merits of those reasons.
What you receive
The initial review is free of charge.
Establish the contractual basis, notice position, causation and quantum. Assess programme effects for claims seeking additional time.
Establish the Contractual Basis
Identify the contractual basis, risk allocation, notice requirements and time limits governing the claim.
Connect the Event to the Claimed Effect
Build the chronology and test whether contemporaneous records support the event, causation and claimed effect.
Support Time and Quantum With Evidence
Assess programme effects for claims seeking additional time. Reconcile valuation and additional cost to supporting records.
Present the Supported Claim
Bring the contractual basis, facts, causation, time and quantum into one structured claim with references to the supporting evidence.
Why claims are challenged
What you receive
Establish the contractual basis, notice position, causation and quantum before accepting, disputing, negotiating or escalating the claim.
Test Entitlement and Risk Allocation
Test the contractual basis, amendments, notices, conditions and risk allocation relied on.
Test the Alleged Cause and Effect
Test the alleged events and causal links against contemporaneous records and programme evidence.
Test the Amount and Exposure
Assess the claimed quantum, deductions and set off positions. Quantify the commercial exposure supported by the assessment.
Prepare the Supported Defence
Separate admitted, disputed and unsupported elements. Prepare the contractual, evidential and quantum response.
Common defence problems
What you receive
Examples of claim preparation, quantum, delay and defence work supporting construction claim positions.
Delay and disruption expert report supports high six-figure adjudication recovery for joinery subcontractor.
Contractual defence limited a mid-six-figure damages claim to a minimal commercial settlement.
Quantum expert report supports high six-figure adjudication recovery for M&E subcontractor.
ICRS Consult brings more than 30 years of construction experience across commercial management, contracts, claims, disputes, adjudication and expert appointments.
We assess claims and compensation events against the contract actually agreed, including amendments.
Extension of Time, Loss and Expense, Change and Payment
Notification, Quotation, Assessment and Programme Effects
An early warning and a compensation event notification perform different contractual functions.
We review amended and bespoke contracts against their actual wording.
ICRS prepares, assesses and defends claims for time, additional cost, productivity loss, change, valuation, payment and damages.
Extension of Time and Programme Impact
Additional Cost Arising From Delay
Loss of Productivity and Inefficient Working
Additional Work, Scope Change and Valuation
Valuation, Deductions and Outstanding Sums
Breach, Defects, Termination and Damages
Test Entitlement, Causation and Quantum
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.
Preparing or revising a claim, dealing with a rejection or assessing a claim received? Establish the supported position before the next step.
Give us the initial details and tell us what you need. We aim to respond within 24 hours.
