Construction and infrastructure contract and dispute lawyers
Contract advice and dispute resolution for construction projects
Construction projects involve complex contracts, tight timelines, and high financial stakes. Whether you’re a developer, contractor, builder or subcontractor, having the right legal support from the outset is crucial to protect your interests and manage risk.
At RedeMont, our construction lawyers in Queensland provide pragmatic, commercially-minded legal advice to help you negotiate, draft, and enforce construction contracts. We work with clients across all stages of the construction lifecycle, offering support with contract structuring, project delivery, and dispute resolution when things don’t go to plan.
We act for principals, contractors, subcontractors and developers on commercial and residential projects across the Gold Coast and Queensland.
Our construction law services
Contract drafting and negotiation
Ensuring contracts clearly define roles, responsibilities, timeframes, and risk allocation, whether you’re using standard forms (eg. AS 4000) or bespoke agreements.
Project delivery support
Advising on contract administration, variations, extensions of time, delays, liquidated damages, and security of payment claims.
Construction disputes
Acting in disputes involving payment claims, defective works, delays, and termination, whether through negotiation, adjudication, or litigation.
Subcontractor agreements and consultancy contracts
Reviewing and drafting clear, compliant agreements for all participants in the construction supply chain.
Regulatory compliance
Helping you stay on top of your legal obligations under Queensland construction and building legislation.
Construction and Infrastructure contracts
Our construction and infrastructure contract lawyers draft, review and negotiate contracts for builders and developers, from standard form suites such as AS 4000 through to bespoke terms, so obligations, risk and payment terms are clear before work starts.
How we handle construction disputes
When a project heads towards conflict, our construction dispute lawyers move quickly to protect your position. We act in disputes over payment claims, variations, extensions of time, defective works and termination, and we work with the firm’s wider disputes practice when a matter escalates to adjudication or litigation. The goal is always commercial: resolve the dispute in a way that keeps the project, and your business, moving.
Payment claims and adjudication
Cash flow is the lifeblood of every construction project. We act on payment claims and payment schedules under Queensland’s security of payment regime, and we guide principals, contractors and subcontractors through the rapid adjudication process that follows when payment is disputed. Acting early matters: the statutory timeframes are short, and missing one can decide the outcome before the merits are ever heard.
Variations, delays and extensions of time
Most construction disputes start life as an unmanaged variation or a contested extension of time. We advise on contract administration across the project lifecycle: documenting variations properly, assessing delay and extension of time claims, and applying liquidated damages regimes that are fair and enforceable. Disciplined administration during delivery is the cheapest dispute resolution there is.
Frequently asked questions
What is a construction contract?
A construction contract sets out what will be built, by when, for how much, and who carries each risk. In Queensland it must also work within the legislative framework that governs building work and payment. A well-drafted contract is the single best protection against a project dispute.
What is contract administration in construction?
Contract administration is the day-to-day management of the contract during delivery: issuing and assessing variations, extensions of time, progress claims and notices. Poor administration is one of the most common sources of construction disputes, which is why we support clients throughout delivery, not just at signing.
What is a lump sum contract in construction?
A lump sum contract fixes a single price for the whole of the works. The contractor carries most of the cost risk, so accurate scoping and a clear variations regime matter more than in any other contract structure.
What is a cost plus contract in construction?
A cost plus contract pays the contractor its actual costs plus an agreed margin. It suits projects where the scope cannot be fixed up front, but it shifts cost risk to the principal, so strong records and clear cost definitions are essential.
How do I cancel a construction contract?
Terminating a construction contract is high-risk: an invalid termination can itself be a repudiation that exposes you to damages. The contract’s termination clauses and the circumstances both matter, so take advice before acting. We advise principals and contractors on lawful termination and the alternatives to it.
Talk to a construction lawyer today
From project setup to dispute resolution, RedeMont’s construction lawyers provide clear advice and strategic support to keep your project moving.
Contact us for guidance on your construction contracts and legal obligations.
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