Forensic QS and Disputes
In a building contract dispute, you need a clear record of what the contractor built, what changed and what it cost. We rebuild that record from the project documents and prepare the cost evidence with your attorneys and advocates.
Who it is for
- Employers and developers in a payment dispute
- Contractors and subcontractors with disputed claims
- Attorneys and advocates who need cost evidence
- Insurers auditing a claim
What we do
We rebuild the cost record of a disputed project and prepare costed evidence for your legal team.
- Collect the recordWe gather the contract, drawings, instructions, valuations, payment certificates and correspondence.
- Build the chronologyWe set out what changed, who instructed it and what each party paid, in date order.
- Value the variationsWe measure and price each disputed variation against the contract rates.
- Assess the claimsWe test claims for extra cost and time against the contract and the project record.
- Audit the final accountWe check the final account and payment certificates for errors and duplication.
- Support your legal teamWe work with your attorneys and advocates on the cost side of the case.
- Present the evidenceWe prepare a report and schedules your legal team can use in negotiation, adjudication or arbitration.
What you receive
Each assignment ends in documents you can file, submit or act on.
- Forensic cost reportOur findings on the disputed amounts, with the documents behind each figure.
- Chronology of eventsInstructions, changes and payments in date order, cross-referenced to the record.
- Variation and claim valuationsEach disputed item measured and priced against the contract.
- Final account auditErrors, omissions and duplications in the final account and payment certificates.
- Evidence schedulesTables your legal team can put before the other party, an adjudicator or an arbitrator.