Contract & Commercial Advisory

Understand the contract. Protect the commercial position.

Independent construction contract and commercial advice for principal contractors and subcontractors in Brisbane and across Queensland—from contract review and risk allocation through project delivery, entitlement and close-out.

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Commercial clarity

Practical advice grounded in how construction projects are actually delivered.

Construction contracts allocate risk, create strict notice and administration requirements and determine how contractors are paid when projects change. The commercial position can deteriorate quickly when those obligations are not understood or administered consistently.

LMA Commercial Advisory helps contractors understand what the contract requires, identify the commercial consequences and establish a practical strategy for protecting their position. The focus is not abstract contract interpretation—it is applying the contract to the project, the records and the commercial outcome.

Support can be provided for a specific contractual issue, an independent review, a project phase or as ongoing additional commercial capacity within the project team.

How LMA can assist

Contract and commercial support across the project lifecycle.

Contract reviewsReview head contracts, subcontracts and proposed amendments to identify obligations, risk allocation, notice requirements and commercial exposure.
Commercial risk assessmentIdentify material contractual and commercial risks, assess their practical effect and establish priorities for management or negotiation.
Contract departures & qualificationsPrepare and negotiate clear departures, qualifications and amendments that address unacceptable or disproportionate risk.
Rights & entitlement adviceAssess contractual rights and obligations in relation to variations, time, payment, directions, security, retention and other project issues.
Commercial strategyDevelop practical strategies for notices, correspondence, records, claims, negotiations and preservation of contractual entitlement.
Security, retention & paymentReview payment mechanisms, recourse to security, retention provisions, release requirements and related commercial protections.
Commercial health checksIndependent review of project administration, outstanding entitlements, contractual exposure, records and commercial priorities.
Decision supportProvide an independent commercial perspective before significant contractual, negotiation or project decisions are made.
When to engage LMA

Earlier commercial intervention usually creates more options.

Contract and commercial support is particularly valuable when:

  • a proposed contract contains onerous or unfamiliar amendments;
  • the project team is uncertain about notice, payment or entitlement requirements;
  • variations or directions are accumulating without commercial resolution;
  • time, delay or prolongation issues are developing;
  • security, retention or payment rights are in question;
  • the contractual position differs from how the project is being administered;
  • a significant commercial negotiation or decision is approaching; or
  • the project needs additional senior commercial capability without a permanent appointment.
LMA approach

Understand the contract. Understand the project. Protect the commercial position.

The contract cannot be considered in isolation from the project.

LMA reviews the relevant contractual provisions alongside the actual directions, correspondence, programme, cost information and project records. This allows the contractual position to be translated into practical commercial actions—what needs to be notified, what needs to be substantiated, what should be negotiated and where the material risks and opportunities sit.

The objective is clear, commercially useful advice that project and management teams can act on.

Related support

Commercial issues rarely sit within one contract clause.

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Variations & Claims

Entitlement, preparation, substantiation, assessment and negotiation of construction variations and claims.

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Extension of Time & Delay

Structured support for notices, EOT entitlement, delay records, time-related costs and negotiation.

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Contract Administration

Disciplined notices, correspondence, payment, variation and contract administration to preserve entitlement.

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Brisbane & Queensland

Need an independent view of a contract or commercial issue?

LMA works with principal contractors and subcontractors on individual issues, project engagements and ongoing commercial support.

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