Tender & Pre-Contract Services

Understand the commercial risk before signing the contract.

Construction tender and pre-contract support for principal contractors and subcontractors in Brisbane and across Queensland—helping identify risk, prepare departures and qualifications, align scope and negotiate a clearer commercial position before commitment.

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Before commitment

The best opportunity to manage contractual risk is often before the contract is signed.

Tender periods can move quickly and commercial teams are often balancing pricing, scope, programme, procurement and contract review at the same time. Material risks can be accepted unintentionally when contract amendments, scope gaps or tender assumptions are not identified and qualified clearly.

LMA provides an independent commercial review of proposed contracts and tender requirements so management can understand the material exposures and decide which risks should be priced, qualified, negotiated, managed or rejected.

Support can be targeted to a single proposed contract or integrated into the broader tender, subcontract procurement and commercial handover process.

How LMA can assist

Commercial and contractual support from tender review to project handover.

Proposed contract reviewReview head contracts, subcontracts, amendments and tender conditions to identify material obligations and commercial exposure.

Commercial risk assessmentPrioritise risks relating to scope, payment, time, variations, security, indemnities, liability, termination and other key provisions.

Departures & qualificationsPrepare clear schedules of contractual departures and commercial qualifications for tender submission and negotiation.

Scope clarificationIdentify inconsistencies, exclusions, interfaces, provisional requirements and assumptions that should be clarified before commitment.

Contract negotiation supportAssist management to prepare for and work through commercial negotiations, responses and proposed compromise positions.

Subcontract scopes & conditionsDevelop or review subcontract scopes and commercial conditions so downstream procurement aligns with project requirements.

Bid & procurement supportSupport commercial bid comparisons, tender clarifications, subcontractor negotiations and procurement decision-making.

Commercial handoverTranslate tender assumptions, qualifications, negotiated amendments and key contractual obligations into a practical project handover.

Common situations

Pre-contract support is particularly valuable when the proposed risk is significant.

a tender includes heavily amended Australian Standard or bespoke contract conditions;
the proposed contract transfers disproportionate design, delay, latent condition or scope risk;
management needs a concise view of the material commercial risks before approval;
a departures schedule or tender qualifications need to be prepared or strengthened;
the scope contains unclear interfaces, exclusions or inconsistent documents;
subcontract conditions need to align with obligations under the head contract;
commercial negotiations are occurring before contract execution;
the business is tendering significant work while internal commercial resources are constrained; or
a successful tender needs a disciplined commercial handover into the delivery team.

LMA approach

Focus first on the risks that can materially change the commercial outcome.

Not every contract clause deserves the same level of attention.

LMA focuses the review on provisions that materially affect price, scope, time, payment, security, liability, entitlement and the contractor's ability to administer the project. The commercial consequence of the clause is considered alongside the proposed scope and delivery model.

The result is a practical set of priorities for management—not simply a long list of legal observations—and a clearer basis for qualification, pricing, negotiation and project handover.

Related support

Pre-contract decisions shape the commercial position throughout delivery.

Brisbane & Queensland

Review the commercial position before making the commitment.

LMA can review a proposed contract, prepare departures and qualifications or provide additional commercial capacity during a major tender.

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