Dispute Assistance/Claims Preparation

BPM Professional Services chartered quantity surveyors and chartered building surveyors are available to produce independent reports covering the following disputes or claims:

• Quality issues
• Completion of works status (snagging reports)
• Regulation compliance queries or disputes
• Cost v work completed
• Cost v completion work proposed
• Cost v variations
• Cost v contract terms (if contract implemented)
• Cost v quality 

BPM Professional Services team can also provide independent qualified representation in the following areas:

• Dispute avoidance
• Contractual advice and reviews
• Extension of time narratives
• Delay analysis
• Quantum and disruption claims
• Adjudication
• Arbitration
• Expert witness
• Planning

BPM Professional Services philosophy is to step in to assess a situation before it becomes more costly to resolve. We take an honest, consultative approach and then seek the most commercial and cost effective route towards avoidance or resolution. The types of representation options we generally provide are as follows:

• Informal consultation/advice
• Written report/assessment following site visit or analysis of information provides
• Meeting representation with third party to resolve/address claim/dispute
• Expert witness either via statement or physical representation

BPM Professional Services early involvement allows our expertise to be used to focus on avoiding matters escalating into costly disputes.