Commercial Management

Charter's dynamic team of commercial management experts is dedicated to optimizing the financial aspects of construction projects. With a commitment to excellence, we specialize in providing comprehensive solutions tailored to meet the unique needs of each client. Our commercial team is driven by sound legal, technical, cost estimating, financial, risk, and project management expertise to develop and negotiate robust contracts, substantiate, prepare and present claims, and/or evaluate the reasonableness of disputes. We work closely with our clients at every step to establish entitlement, whether as a claimant or a defendant. By leveraging our decades of experience and industry knowledge, we strive to ensure the tenability of every dispute and the success of every project we undertake. 

Whether you are an owner or a contractor, ensuring that your project is completed on time and within budget should be the ultimate goal. The success of a project relies heavily on attaining financial certainty and ensuring adequate legal safeguards for contractual rights and interests. How do we do it? 

Procurement Support​:

  • Procurement assessment​

  • Market sounding​

  • Options analysis​

  • Performance procurement​

  • RFQ/RFP development and support

  • Proposal evaluations​

  • Submission reviews ​

  • RFI review and coordination​

  • Tender and contract developments​

  • Negotiations​

  • Re-tendering​

  • Partnering workshops​

  • Collaboration coordination

Risk Management:

  • Enterprise risk management​

  • Project risk management​

  • Risk surveying​

  • Risk modelling ​

  • Opportunity optimization​

  • Early warning​

  • Monitoring and reporting

Dispute Resolution

 

Dispute Resolution:

Conflict Avoidance​

  • Implementing proactive strategies and best practices in procurement and project management to avoid ambiguity and prevent disputes​

  • Conducting early conflict detection through analysis of project plans, contracts, and communications

Claims Management

  • Managing full lifecycle of claims from initial submission through to resolution​

  • Delay analysis

  • Quantum verification

  • Claim preparation and presentation

  • Negotiating claim settlements to reach fair and equitable outcomes

  • Expert witness​

  • Maintaining comprehensive documentation and systematic record-keeping

Mediation

  • Fostering relationship-focused resolutions through guided negotiation​

  • Facilitating productive communication to enable cooperative solutions​

  • Providing a neutral setting to ensure impartial and fair discussions

Adjudication

  • Advising on formalized resolution  processes for definitive outcomes​

  • Ensuring adherence to legal and  regulatory standards​

  • Navigating complex regulatory  frameworks to support clients’ interests​

Our Commercial Management Services

Stakeholder Management:

  • Interface Coordination​

  • Third-Party Support

Change Management​:

  • Issue Tracking​

  • Change Evaluation​

  • Mitigation & Negotiation 

Contract Administration:

  • Contracts Management ​

  • Risk Management​

  • Payment Review ​

  • Record Management

Performance Monitoring:

  • Benchmarking​

  • Progress Review​

  • Earned Value Management​

  • Performance indexing ​

  • Quantity Tracking