Specialist Consultants to the Building and Construction Industry

Since its formation in 1980 HCL has provided a wide range of specialist construction contract administrative services to the engineering and building contracting industries in Australia, South Pacific and South East Asia areas.

Assignments have ranged from supervising the owner’s interests in the $665m Cooper Basin Oil Producers Liquids Project at Moomba and Whyalla in South Australia (1980-1984), the provision of expert witness services for a $23m damages claim against a construction authority in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to assisting suppliers, subcontractors, builders, consultants and developers in Australia and New Zealand with the administration of construction contracts.

In addition to the qualifications and experience of its Principal Consultant, HCL (through its Associate Consultants), offers the services of a wide-range of highly qualified construction contract administration specialist located throughout the company’s area of operation.

Services include reviewing existing construction contract administration systems/practises followed by recommendation and implementation of changes designed to optimise the administrative and financial performance of construction contracts. As well as presenting seminars on a wide range of matters involving the construction industry contract administration seminars can be tailored to suit individual organisations specific requirements/needs.

Through its Principal Consultant, (an accredited Adjudicator and Mediator) HCL assist companies with the preparation of Payment Claims, Payment Schedules, Adjudication Applications and Adjudication Responses under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act.1999 NSW.

HCL also provides Expert Witness services to both residential and commercial building projects including general inspections, programming analysis and assessment of back charges etc.

HCL’s principal focus is dedicated to the continuous improvement of the administration of construction contracts.