Security of Payment Adjudication
We prepare adjudication applications and responses under the security of payment Acts, and give independent quantum and valuation advice on payment claims and payment schedules.
How it works
- 01Payment claimThe amount claimed as due, set out against the contract and the records.
- 02Payment scheduleThe respondent’s answer to the payment claim, within the prescribed time.
- 03ApplicationWe prepare adjudication applications for claimants and adjudication responses for respondents, under the security of payment Act that applies.
- 04DeterminationA fast, interim decision on the payment claim: binding in the meantime, while final rights can still be decided in arbitration or the courts.
The steps are illustrative; the contract, the rules and the tribunal govern each matter.
Payment claims we prepare and answer
We prepare adjudication applications for claimants and adjudication responses for respondents, under whichever security of payment Act applies. Adjudication gives a fast, interim decision on a payment claim: binding in the meantime, while final rights can still be decided in arbitration or the courts.
The Act sets short deadlines, so we work to them from day one. Sitting as adjudicator is a different role: it is a statutory appointment held personally, and our principal is a registered adjudicator in the states and territories where registered and appointed.
What we do
- Adjudication applications and responses
- Valuation of progress claims and variations
- Review of payment schedules and adjudication material
Why IDRS
Registered adjudicator
Our principal is a registered adjudicator in the states and territories where registered and appointed, and accepts appointments personally.
Quantity surveying and law
Chartered quantity surveyor (FRICS) and chartered construction manager (FCIOB), with an LL.M in international commercial law.
Deadline-led
The Acts run on business days, and we work to them.
How to engage
For an application, a response or valuation advice, send us the payment claim, the payment schedule and the key dates. Adjudicators are appointed through an authorised nominating authority or as the Act allows.
Quantum and Valuation Expertise for Payment Disputes
Our principal director practises in security of payment legislation in the Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales jurisdictions. We help organisations across the construction industry identify and analyse the correct quantum and valuation under the contract, providing the analysis, quantification and presentation needed to resolve security of payment claims or responses.
Payment disputes can escalate rapidly and affect project cash flow and relationships. Our services are designed to give quick, robust and detailed responses to payment disputes, with analysis that is properly substantiated and clearly presented to adjudicators, courts and other decision makers.
Adjudication Experience
Our principal is a registered adjudicator in the states and territories where registered and appointed. That first-hand knowledge of the adjudication process, combined with an understanding of what adjudicators require, allows us to give clients rapid, robust and detailed responses.