Construction contracts and commercial support across the project lifecycle.
LMA provides practical, commercially focused support to principal contractors and subcontractors across Queensland—from tender and contract formation through project delivery, claims, negotiation and close-out.
Contract & Commercial Advisory
Practical advice to understand contractual obligations, identify commercial risk and establish a clear strategy before issues affect project outcomes.
- Head contract and subcontract review
- Commercial risk identification and allocation
- Contract departures and qualifications
- Contractual and commercial strategy
- Rights, obligations and entitlement advice
- Security, retention and payment provisions
- Project commercial health checks
- Independent commercial reviews and decision support
Contract Administration
Disciplined contract administration and correspondence to preserve entitlement, maintain records and reduce avoidable commercial leakage.
- Contractual notices and formal correspondence
- Payment claims and payment schedules
- Variation administration
- Extension of time administration
- Directions, approvals and document control
- Security and retention administration
- Subcontract administration
- Contract close-out and final account support
Commercial Management
Project-focused commercial management that improves visibility of cost, revenue, risk, cash flow and commercial performance.
- Cost and revenue management
- Forecasting and cost-to-complete
- Cash flow and working capital oversight
- Procurement and subcontract commercial management
- Commercial risk and opportunity registers
- Monthly reporting and project commercial reviews
- Management and executive reporting
- Embedded or additional project commercial capacity
Variations & Claims
Identification, preparation, assessment and negotiation of variations and claims with a clear focus on contractual entitlement and commercial recovery.
- Variation identification and notification
- Entitlement and contract analysis
- Claim preparation and substantiation
- Pricing and quantum support
- Assessment of variation and claim responses
- Supporting records and evidence review
- Claim strategy and correspondence
- Negotiation and settlement support
Extension of Time & Delay
Structured support for time-related entitlement, from contemporaneous notices and records through to preparation and assessment of EOT and delay claims.
- Extension of time strategy and preparation
- Delay event identification and notices
- Programme and chronology review
- Cause-and-effect analysis
- Delay and disruption records
- Time-related cost and prolongation claims
- Assessment of EOT responses
- Negotiation of time and delay issues
Dispute & Negotiation Support
Commercially focused support to clarify the contractual position, prepare for negotiation and resolve contentious issues before they consume the project.
- Entitlement and position analysis
- Dispute avoidance and resolution strategy
- Chronologies and evidence review
- Preparation of commercial position papers
- Negotiation preparation and support
- Settlement strategy
- Support to legal advisers and expert consultants
- Security of payment and payment dispute support
Tender & Pre-Contract Services
Commercial and contractual support before commitment, helping clients understand risk, qualify appropriately and enter contracts with greater clarity.
- Tender and proposed contract review
- Commercial risk assessment
- Departures and qualifications schedules
- Scope and commercial clarifications
- Subcontract scopes and conditions
- Bid comparisons and procurement support
- Contract and subcontract negotiations
- Commercial handover to project teams