BWA TierOne Consult

This week, BWA TierOne Consult staff Sehan Wickramasinghe and Barry Worthington attended a panel discussion organised by RICS at Hall & Wilcox’s Melbourne office. The subject matter “Distressed Contracts and Appropriate Securities” comes at a particularly relevant time in the Australian construction and engineering sectors, following several (too many) high profile financial collapses of major Contractors. Those collapses have left significant problems in their wake for Clients, Subcontractors and Staff and wider community stakeholders. The panel discussion included highly practical examples of the early warning signs of a contracting party in possible distress, the degree of due diligence needed, both selecting a counterparty to a contract and in Contractors fully understanding / appropriately pricing contractual and/or delivery risk allocation, the pros and cons of alternative security mechanisms, and some encouraging examples of where (some) government clients are now taking a more balanced approach to risk allocation in their contracting arrangements with the industry. Credit is deserved in particular to Major Road Projects Victoria for leading by example in their recent collaborative Alliance contracting models that are now gaining pace in some of the smaller infrastructure upgrade projects. Thanks to all of the expert panelists John O'Kane, Jacqueline Barker, and Michael Nixon for your highly engaging perspectives, and also to Alex Moffatt MRICS MRICS for moderating the event.  Thanks also to Hall & Wilcox for hosting the event. BWA TierOne Consult regularly provides expert and highly practical “front end” review of proposed contract conditions and risk allocations to our clients, as well as assisting at the back end in complex dispute resolution when projects suffer delay or major disruption. #BWA TierOne Consult #RICS #Distressed Contracts #Claims #Disputes #Securities #Project Controls

This week, we were delighted to sponsor Lighthouse Club Australia in its latest monthly panel discussion event, held at HFW.  Some of BWA TierOne Consult's staff Carin Campbell, Sehan Wickramasinghe and Barry Worthington all attended the event. The subject matter “Realities of Renewables Projects” was engaging, and topical to several of our current projects, where we are assisting our clients deliver new renewable energy infrastructure in a challenging environment. The discussion covered valuable insight and stakeholder perspectives into all aspects of delivering renewable energy projects, both onshore and offshore, including grid connection, community engagement, delivery and disputes. Thanks to all of the expert panelists Nick Longley,  Mark L., and Kate Osaze for your highly engaging perspectives, and also to Sarah Adams for moderating the event. Thanks also to our fantastic co sponsor HFW for kindly hosting the event in their Melbourne offices. #BWA TierOne Consult #Renewable Energy #Disputes

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Sehan is currently working on an Oil and Gas project in Darwin (working remotely from Melbourne) and is in Brisbane this week to meet with our client. In the evenings, he will be attending events at the ACICA & Ciarb Australia International Arbitration Conference 2024. He is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a Quantity Surveying professional, bringing over a decade of experience in commercial and contractual matters across various sectors. If you plan to attend any events at the ACICA & Ciarb Australia International Arbitration Conference 2024, feel free to reach out to Sehan. He would be happy to discuss our services and explore potential collaboration opportunities. BWA TierOne Consult are a specialist Construction, Engineering and Infrastructure advisory firm based in Melbourne and operating nationally, specifically to assist and support Clients, Tier 1 and Tier 2 Contractor organisations and their legal teams upon some of Australia’s largest and complex projects.    We provide expertise in:   Project Controls Procurement Claims Advisory Expert Services  

Sehan is currently working on an Oil and Gas project in Darwin (working remotely from Melbourne) and is in Brisbane this week to meet with our client. In the evenings, he will be attending events at the ACICA & Ciarb Australia International Arbitration Conference 2024. He is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a Quantity Surveying professional, bringing over a decade of experience in commercial and contractual matters across various sectors. If you plan to attend any events at the ACICA & Ciarb Australia International Arbitration Conference 2024, feel free to reach out to Sehan. He would be happy to discuss our services and explore potential collaboration opportunities. BWA TierOne Consult are a specialist Construction, Engineering and Infrastructure advisory firm based in Melbourne and operating nationally, specifically to assist and support Clients, Tier 1 and Tier 2 Contractor organisations and their legal teams upon some of Australia’s largest and complex projects.    We provide expertise in:   Project Controls Procurement Claims Advisory Expert Services  

We are very pleased to welcome Sehan Wickramasinghe, who has recently joined BWA TierOne Consult as a Senior Consultant. Sehan has 13 years of experience across projects, both in Australia and overseas. He has undertaken numerous assignments for Tier 1 contractors, including John Holland Group, Lendlease, Downer/DTI, and CPB, in both the major commercial building and civil engineering infrastructure sectors. He has extensive experience in procurement and contract management across various methods, including PPP, design and construct, construct only, and lump sum contracts. Sehan is skilled in all project stages—feasibility, cost planning, tendering, contract negotiation, administration, and final account resolution—as well as managing claims and providing support for dispute resolution processes in various forums, such as adjudication, arbitration, and litigation. He is engaged by Western Sydney University to design and develop the core module “Construction and Claims” for the Master of Construction Law program and to deliver topics on quantum. Additionally, he serves as a member of the external advisory committee for the Master of Construction Law program. Sehan is hands-on and leads by example for the other staff on his team. He is a sought-after specialist commercial resource who brings his technical knowledge and experience to his clients. His academic and professional qualifications in quantity surveying, combined with secondary legal qualifications and extensive international experience, enable him to support his clients at any stage of a project in the planning and construction delivery process. Welcome to the team Sehan, we really enjoy working with you (again)!