Construction Claims Preparation – NEC, FIDIC & JCT Claims Consultants

What Is a Construction Claim?

A construction claim is a formal request for additional money, time or both, arising from events not contemplated in the original contract. The specific mechanism depends on the contract form: under NEC contracts, claims arise as compensation events; under FIDIC, through the Claims clauses (typically Clause 20); under JCT, through the loss and expense mechanism. Regardless of the contract, the strength of a claim depends on the quality of contemporaneous records, the rigour of the analysis and the clarity of the entitlement argument.

How RKA Associates Help with Construction Claims

RKA Associates provide specialist construction claims preparation services for subcontractors and contractors on NEC, FIDIC and JCT projects across the UK. We prepare claims that are built to withstand scrutiny – whether that scrutiny comes from a project manager, an employer's commercial team or an adjudicator. Our claims consultants work from our Birmingham office and travel to projects across the West Midlands, East Midlands, London, the South East, Manchester, the North West, Leeds, Yorkshire and all other UK regions.

• NEC compensation event identification, notification and assessment under NEC3 and NEC4
• FIDIC claims preparation under Red, Yellow and Silver Books including time-bar management
• JCT loss and expense claims and relevant matters identification
• Quantum analysis and detailed cost build-up from first principles
• Contemporaneous record review and evidence compilation
• Claims strategy development and commercial negotiation support
• Multi-million pound complex claims across infrastructure, water, highways and building sectors

NEC Compensation Event Claims

NEC compensation events are the mechanism by which additional time and money are recovered under NEC3 and NEC4 contracts. Getting compensation events right is critical – the eight-week notification rule means that a valid event notified late is an event lost forever. RKA Associates manage the entire compensation event process for contractors and subcontractors across the Midlands and the wider UK, from identification and early warning through notification, quotation and assessment to negotiation and, where necessary, adjudication.

FIDIC Claims

FIDIC contracts impose strict notice and substantiation requirements with severe time-bar consequences. Our Dubai-based consultant Mohammed Abubokor brings 15 years of FIDIC claims experience on international construction projects across the Middle East, ensuring compliance with FIDIC's procedural requirements while building substantive claims that demonstrate clear entitlement and quantum.

Who Uses Our Claims Preparation Service?

Our construction claims preparation service is used by specialist subcontractors, main contractors and their legal advisors on projects across the UK. Typical clients include MEICA subcontractors, groundworks contractors, M&E specialists, civil engineering contractors and infrastructure contractors working on NEC and FIDIC contracts in the water, highways, energy, rail and building sectors. We act for clients from our Birmingham office on projects across the Midlands, London, the North West, Yorkshire and nationwide.