Brickwise provides rigorous commercial and contract management — protecting entitlement, controlling change and ensuring agreements are administered correctly from award through to final account.
Contract Administration
Construction contracts impose precise obligations with defined timescales. Notices missed, instructions issued informally and records kept inadequately are among the most common causes of avoidable commercial loss.
Brickwise administers contracts with the procedural discipline they demand, ensuring both parties’ obligations are properly discharged and our client’s position is documented throughout.
Our contract administration services include
- Administration of FIDIC, bespoke and regional contract forms
- Notice management and compliance tracking
- Instruction and change order processing
- Interim payment certification
- Extension of time assessment and recommendation
- Contractual correspondence drafting and review
- Compliance and obligation registers
- Contract close-out and completion administration
Commercial Management
Effective commercial management coordinates cost, contract, risk and cash into a single controlled position — supporting decisions with a complete rather than partial view.
Brickwise provides commercial management for clients, contractors and consultants, integrating every commercial workstream on a project.
Our commercial management services include
- Full commercial function management
- Subcontract procurement and administration
- Payment application and certification management
- Cash flow management and forecasting
- Commercial risk identification and mitigation
- Margin and profitability monitoring
- Commercial reporting to senior management
- Negotiation support and strategy
Variation Order Management
Change is unavoidable on construction projects. Uncontrolled change is not. Variations that are poorly quantified, inadequately documented or agreed late become the primary source of final account dispute.
Brickwise manages variations systematically — assessed promptly, valued correctly and agreed as they arise rather than accumulated for argument at completion.
Our variation management services include
- Assessment of instructed and constructive variations
- Measurement and valuation of varied works
- Rate build-up using contract rates and first principles
- Omission measurement against original scope
- Daywork verification and assessment
- Variation registers and status tracking
- Time and cost impact evaluation
- Negotiation and agreement of variation accounts
Final Account Settlement
The final account determines the true commercial outcome of the project. Reaching an agreed, evidenced settlement efficiently protects value and releases resources on both sides.
Brickwise prepares, negotiates and settles final accounts — assembling the complete commercial record and driving the process to agreement.
Our final account services include
- Final account preparation and compilation
- Re-measurement of executed works
- Consolidation of all variations and adjustments
- Assessment of loss and expense entitlement
- Retention release and defects adjustment
- Negotiation with contractors or employers
- Settlement documentation and agreement
- Close-out reporting
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