Driver Trett Global Brochure 2021 - Presentation - Page 11
STRATEGIC COMMERCIAL IMPROVEMENT
AND CONTRACT MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE
Having a clear contractual and commercial strategy for managing the contract, the works and the
associated risks is essential to the successful delivery of a project. Diales are experts in this field identifying, influencing and managing the delivery of the appropriate contractual obligations and
processes is part of our core skill set.
Our services include:
Pre-contract reviews to identify and manage risk allocation, and contract review and team workshop
sessions.
Ongoing contract/commercial ‘health-checks’.
Assistance in the production and management of contractually compliant notices and other records, and
drafting commercial and contractual correspondence.
Preparation of commercial position papers, identifying the strengths and weaknesses of each party’s
position.
Preparation, defence and negotiation of claims, including variations and compensation events, prolongation,
disruption and damages.
Final account valuation, negotiation and settlement.
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING SUPPORT
We recognise the central role played by effective and robust planning and
programming in the smooth delivery of any construction and engineering
project. Our team provides support from inception to completion and
beyond, including feasibility and baseline audits, project monitoring and
progress reporting, ongoing risk identification and forensic delay analysis.
Our programming specialists come from diverse backgrounds across the industry,
bringing practical insight and live project experience to their work. They employ a
wide variety of programming techniques and are conversant with all the leading
industry software packages. They can analyse and assess prospective and
retrospective extension of time entitlement, as well as the causes and effects of
delay, acceleration, disruption and loss of productivity.
Our services include:
Baseline programme preparation, and baseline programme validation and
stress-testing to ensure compliance with contractual requirements and
completion dates, to identify and manage exposure to liquidated damages.
Progress monitoring, including the preparation of contractually compliant
programme updates.
Identification of potential programme risk areas, and advice on strategies and
options for managing those risks.
Forensic delay analysis to prepare and defend claims for extensions of time.
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