Unpaid Work
Recovering Unpaid Work
If you are carrying unpaid work, disputed variations, withheld retention or delayed final accounts, the issue is often not whether entitlement exists.
The issue is whether entitlement is being properly evidenced, advanced and protected under the contract. That is where we help.
Common Problems
When payment starts becoming a problem
Subcontractors usually come to us when they are dealing with:
- Payment delayed or under certified
- Pay less notices affecting cashflow
- Retention withheld without proper basis
- Disputed variations and unpaid change
- Rejected compensation events
- Delayed final accounts
- Set offs and deductions
- EOT and prolongation disputes
- Heavily amended contracts shifting risk
Payment Review
No Fee Payment Position Review
If your payment has been reduced, delayed or withheld, we can review your payment position and help you understand the route to pursue recovery of the money due.
What you receive
Following the review, you receive a concise Payment Recovery Summary & Recommended Next Steps.
- The contractual position for pursuing payment
- Why payment has been reduced, delayed or withheld
- The evidence needed to support recovery
- The contractual and practical route to pursue recovery
- The immediate steps needed to pursue payment
Where we help
Where we are usually brought in
- You are consistently being paid late
- Your variation position is not being controlled
- Your final account settlement is not progressing
- Retention is being withheld
- Your EOT or prolongation claim is being challenged
- You are being presented with onerous contract terms
- You need a stronger evidenced position before negotiation or adjudication
Need a clearer route to recover payment?
If one of these issues is affecting your project, speak with us and we will help you identify the right next step.
Outcome
What changes for you
- You understand what is properly due
- You strengthen the evidence supporting your position
- You challenge under certification and unjustified deductions
- You improve recovery of variations, retention and final account sums
- You reduce exposure to LADs, set offs and withheld cash
- You approach negotiation or adjudication with a clearer position
- You protect cashflow and improve commercial control
Scope
Support typically covers
- Variation and change recovery
- Payment notice and pay less notice reviews
- Retention recovery
- Final account recovery
- Compensation event support
- EOT and prolongation support
- Contractual entitlement reviews
- Commercial correspondence drafting
- Negotiation and settlement support
- Adjudication readiness support
Need Help Recovering Unpaid Work?
If unpaid work, withheld retention, delayed payment or final account issues are affecting your project, book a free consultation and we will help you identify the route to pursue recovery.