Our Packages

Our Commercial Advisory package is designed for subcontractors who manage their own contracts but want access to experienced professional advice when contractual or commercial issues arise.

Whether you're reviewing a new subcontract, challenging a deduction or considering how to respond to a main contractor's correspondence, BAM Consult can help you understand your contractual position and decide what action to take.

What's included:

• Initial contract reviews – We examine proposed subcontract conditions, highlight onerous provisions and recommend amendments before you sign.
• Payment advice – Guidance on payment applications, Payment Notices, Pay Less Notices, retention and contractual payment deadlines.
• Variations and additional works – Advice on establishing contractual entitlement, recording instructions and presenting variations for payment.
• Commercial correspondence – Review of correspondence from main contractors, with advice on appropriate responses.
• Disputed accounts and deductions – Assessment of the contractual basis for disputed valuations, contra charges and withheld payments.
• Contractual obligations – Guidance on notice requirements, programme obligations and other contractual responsibilities.
• Dispute resolution advice – Initial assessment of disputes and guidance on the contractual remedies available, including adjudication where appropriate.

How the service works

You continue to manage your own contracts and correspondence with main contractors.

BAM Consult acts as your independent commercial adviser, reviewing information, answering questions and recommending the appropriate course of action.

There is no direct involvement with main contractors under this package. All advice is provided to you, allowing you to retain control of your commercial relationships.

Commercial Advisory gives you access to experienced contractual and commercial expertise without the expense of employing a dedicated senior commercial professional.

Our Commercial Partner package is designed for subcontractors who want BAM Consult to take an active role in protecting their commercial and contractual interests.

Our involvement begins before the subcontract is signed. We review the proposed terms and conditions, identify onerous provisions and negotiate directly with the main contractor to establish a fairer and more manageable contractual position.

Getting the contract right at the outset is one of the most effective ways of avoiding disputes. Clearly defined obligations, workable payment procedures and properly negotiated contractual terms significantly reduce the risk of disagreements arising during the works and at final account.

As projects progress, we continue to provide commercial guidance and, where necessary, deal directly with main contractors to resolve issues and protect your contractual entitlements.

What's included:

Everything within our Commercial Advisory package, together with:

• Initial contract review and negotiation – We review proposed subcontract terms, identify commercial and contractual risks, recommend amendments and negotiate directly with the main contractor before the subcontract is signed.
• Direct correspondence with main contractors – We communicate directly with main contractors on agreed contractual and commercial matters, representing your position and pursuing appropriate resolutions.
• Payment disputes and deductions – We challenge disputed valuations, contra charges, withheld payments and other deductions, setting out the contractual basis of your entitlement.
• Variations and additional works – We correspond with main contractors to establish entitlement, challenge rejected variations and pursue agreement of disputed amounts.
• Contractual correspondence – We prepare and issue appropriate commercial correspondence on your behalf, ensuring that your contractual position is clearly communicated.
• Final account negotiations – We take an active role in resolving disputed final account items and progressing accounts towards agreement.
• Regular commercial reviews – We review the position of your agreed projects, identifying outstanding payment issues, unresolved variations, contractual risks and matters requiring attention.
• Management of outstanding issues – We maintain oversight of agreed commercial matters, follow up correspondence and advise you on the next steps needed to achieve resolution.

How the service works

BAM Consult becomes involved from the beginning of an agreed project, reviewing and negotiating subcontract conditions before contractual commitments are made.

Once the works commence, you retain responsibility for the day-to-day commercial administration of your projects, while we provide ongoing advice, review your commercial position and take the lead on agreed contractual and commercial issues.

Where matters require direct engagement with the main contractor, we manage the correspondence and negotiations on your behalf, keeping you informed and ensuring that significant commercial decisions remain subject to your approval.

Commercial Partner gives you an experienced professional who doesn't simply explain what needs doing, but takes an active role in getting it done.

Designed for subcontractors who require more extensive commercial involvement and oversight across their business, without employing a full-time Commercial Manager or Commercial Director.

Everything included within our Commercial Partner package, plus:

• Commercial management oversight – Regular oversight of the commercial position across an agreed portfolio of projects, identifying financial exposure, contractual risks and matters requiring management attention.
• Commercial procedures and systems – Reviewing existing commercial procedures and advising on improvements to payment applications, variation management, contractual notices, record keeping and financial reporting.
• Management reporting – Reviewing and advising on CVRs, WIP, project profitability, outstanding payments and other commercial information used to support management decisions.
• Quantity surveying team support – Providing guidance, mentoring and commercial oversight to your existing Quantity Surveyors and project management teams.
• Commercial meetings and negotiations – Taking an active role in significant commercial meetings and negotiations with main contractors, including disputed valuations, contractual matters and final accounts.
• Senior management support – Working directly with company directors to review commercial risks, address underperforming contracts and agree appropriate commercial actions.
• Additional specialist expertise – Where required, coordinating support from our wider network of technical and commercial specialists, subject to separately agreed arrangements.

How the service works

BAM Consult becomes an established part of your commercial management structure, providing ongoing senior-level oversight and working closely with your directors and existing teams.

The service is personally led by Brian Moriarty MCIArb, ensuring you benefit from experienced commercial judgement and a consistent point of responsibility.

The expertise and oversight of a senior Commercial Manager, without the commitment of a full-time appointment.