On a major urban rail EPC, a 540-day delay claim blamed Employer Change Notices, but forensic analysis showed the real driver was replacing the original design house and misusing the contractual change process. Mapping 36 CNs to the critical path reframed the dispute around internal design and process failures, not cumulative change.
A principal technology provider’s standard teaming model was undermined when a newcomer package was let on conventional lump-sum terms. Misaligned contract and site controls led to disputes, underscoring lessons on briefing teams, supporting PMs commercially, and managing any departures from the agreed delivery model.
On a large wind farm, outdated OEM manuals and pre-wired turbine masts clashed with site conditions, driving significant re-wiring and access impacts. Mapping manual versus as-built conditions enabled hour-based valuation of variations and reinforced early treatment of documentation-driven change.
This case study relates to a concrete and formwork subcontractor engaged on a major Defence wharf redevelopment in the Northern Territory. The subcontract scope included formwork, reinforcement, concrete supply and placement, and finishing for key wharf elements, including the main wharf decks and mooring dolphin structures.
Our client was engaged on the Mount Morgan Aquatic Centre project to perform concrete and associated construction works, with labour supplied on the basis of daily timesheets and job records and (given the location and crew movements) compensable travel and associated allowances forming part of the commercial reality of the delivery model.
This case study concerns claims support for a specialist interior linings subcontractor engaged to deliver the ceilings and partitions package on an industrial/logistics development at Wacol, Queensland. The subcontract scope included framing, plasterboard linings and setting across multiple zones, including Office 1, Office 2, dock offices, truck amenities, a pump room and common areas.
A leading law firm engaged Albert Merolla of Build Conex to act as independent quantum and delay expert in a complex $13.6 million dispute over payment, variations, and delay. The case involved an automated distribution facility where the subcontractor and principal contractor disagreed over cost entitlements and project delays.
Baker Merz Lawyers recently acted for a residential builder in a Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) building dispute concerning renovation works at a residential property in Teneriffe, Brisbane.
