Sydney, Australia

Delay Analysis and Expert Witness Services in Australia

Independent delay and disruption analysis and expert evidence for Australian construction and infrastructure disputes. Talk to us if you have:

  • an EOT or delay cost dispute under AS 4000, AS 2124 or a state contract
  • an adjudication, expert determination or court case
  • the other side’s expert report to answer

Or call +61 416 380 578 or message us on WhatsApp.

Example from Western Australia

Bunbury Outer Ring Road, noise and screen walls

Owner
Main Roads Western Australia
Work
Disruption claim
Period
Oct 2024 – Nov 2024

We prepared a disruption claim for the noise and screen wall works, covering crane crew stand-down between June and September 2024.

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Ahmed Elsayed, Managing Director, Solvix International

Who you will speak to

Ahmed Elsayed, Managing Director. Ahmed handles Australian delay and dispute inquiries himself, in English or Arabic.

  • MSc with a specialism in delay analysis; PhD candidate in construction claims and dispute resolution
  • Australian infrastructure and residential programmes in NSW and Western Australia
  • Disruption and delay claims on Australian road infrastructure

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Delay disputes in Australia

Australian contracts such as AS 4000 and AS 2124 set strict notice and claim requirements for extensions of time, and courts generally enforce time bars. Payment disputes can go to adjudication under each state’s security of payment legislation, while larger delay disputes go to expert determination, arbitration or court. Expert evidence must follow the relevant code of conduct, such as the Federal Court’s Expert Evidence Practice Note or Schedule 7 of the NSW Uniform Civil Procedure Rules.

How we can help

  • Delay analysis for EOT claims and responses: time impact, windows and as-planned versus as-built
  • Disruption analysis: stand-down, lost productivity and measured-mile comparisons
  • Party-appointed expert: report under the applicable code of conduct, joint report and evidence
  • Shadow expert to the legal team
  • Expert determination support on programme and delay questions

Notices and time bars

Under AS 4000 the contractor must give a written claim for an extension of time within the period in clause 34, and many amended contracts shorten it. We check notices first: a strong analysis does not help if the claim is barred. Where the Superintendent has a discretion to extend time anyway, we set out the case for using it.

Your first conversation

What we cover

A free 30-minute call. We look at your contract (AS 4000, AS 2124, AS 4902 or a state form) and its notice clauses, the forum and timetable if there is a dispute, and the state of the programme records.

What to share first

A short description and your next deadline are enough. If you like, name the contract form and the next deadline or time bar. You do not need to send contract documents before the call.

Scope and fee

After the call we agree which documents we need. Once we have reviewed them, we confirm the scope and fee in writing before any work starts.

Send a short brief

No meeting needed. Give us your work email and two sentences about the issue. Please do not attach contract documents at this stage.






    Ahmed Elsayed replies within 1 working day (Monday to Friday, Sydney time). Your brief goes only to the Solvix sales inbox. If we go on to work together, we sign an NDA and then send you a private shared folder for the contract documents.

    Earlier stages

    For live EOT claims, see EOT claims consultants in Sydney. If the programme needs work first, see Primavera P6 programming in Australia.

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