Contract Assessment & Negotiation

Regardless of the risk management measures taken during the submission phase, significant legal and commercial risk will exist in the process of reaching agreement on the terms and conditions for the work. Often, the contract provided by the principal in the body of the Request for Tender, will be materially different from the contract offered at award. Errors in identifying the risk in these documents, or failure to successfully negotiate suitable changes can cause considerable harm to a contractor’s commercial position.

HCA helps to shield its clients from undue risk through a comprehensive programme of contract risk assessment and mitigation. HCA has the commercial and practical experience to identify contract related risk, and to negotiate the improvement of contracts to a level acceptable to all interested parties. In support of this, HCA has an extended network of specialist legal practitioners at its disposal to ensure that the highest quality legal support is available when required.