01 to 06, Advisory, Rev A, Concept to post-completion
Advisory
Acting for you: advice that argues your position under the contract. Six services for contractors, subcontractors, principals and their lawyers, from tender to final account.
The six services, and when to call each
- 01Commercial managementCommercial management for contractors and subcontractors, embedded in your team or advising it, from award and mobilisation to final account.When to call: From contract award, when the commercial side of a project needs an owner.
- 02Claims and variationsVariation and extension of time claims, and the time-related costs that follow: entitlement, notices, quantum and narrative, whether you are making the claim or answering it.When to call: As soon as an instruction is given, a delay starts or a claim arrives, while the notice period is still open, whichever side you are on.
- 03Security of paymentPayment claims, payment schedules and adjudication support under the NSW SOP Act and the Qld BIF Act, for claimants and respondents, working with your lawyers to the statutory timeframes.When to call: Before you serve a payment claim, or the day a claim or a schedule arrives, when the statutory clock is already running.
- 04Contract review and procurementContract and subcontract review before you sign, bespoke subcontracts and supply agreements, flow-down of head contract obligations, and procurement through to award.When to call: Before you sign the contract, and before you let the subcontracts.
- 05Contract administration packsA ready-to-use contract administration pack for contractors and subcontractors, built from your contract: draft notices, an obligations and time-bar register, an administration guide, flow-down requirements and claim workflows.When to call: At start-up, before the first notice falls due.
- 06Dispute avoidance and resolution supportEntitlement and quantum positions, without prejudice papers and negotiation strategy, prepared alongside your lawyers before a dispute hardens.When to call: When positions harden and a dispute looks likely, before the lawyers are fully engaged or alongside them.
How we engage
Every engagement is led by a director and resourced to its scope.
From 2012 until he founded SUMIT in 2019, Malachy Mullin worked in contractors' commercial teams in Sydney, Perth and the Pilbara, ending as National Commercial Manager at Lahey Constructions.
| Basis | Used for |
|---|---|
| By the hour | Ad hoc advice, contract questions and reviews, billed by the hour |
| By the day | Short-term support or a long-term role embedded in your project team |
| On retainer | Standing support across a portfolio or a contract, on call each month |
| Fixed fee | A defined scope: a claim, a payment schedule, a contract review or a contract administration pack |
We act in one capacity at a time on any matter. We do not act as a party's advocate and its independent expert in the same dispute. If we have advised a party before, we tell those instructing us and the court or tribunal, and accept an expert appointment only where we can meet our overriding duty to it. Independent expert evidence
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Facing a notice, a claim or a payment deadline? Call Malachy on 0452 549 257.