Claims & disputes
The claim as a project profitability lever
Get your contractual disputes under control with our claims and pre-litigation expertise
Strengthen your negotiations and resolve disputes effectively
Within our claims and pre-litigation expertise, we offer tailored support at every stage of contractual disputes, protecting our clients’ interests through the most complex claims. Whether for building claim files, handling supplier claims or engaging in litigation, our approach combines contractual mastery with operational pragmatism. Our services are organised around four complementary pillars, each designed to fit the specifics of the situation.
Building claim files
Preparing and building full claim files linked to extensions of time, changes in conditions or contractual breaches, and other unexpected events that put project delivery at risk. Getting this step right is essential to designing the best dispute resolution strategy.
Supplier claim review
Reviewing claims submitted by suppliers and separating valid points from items that can be challenged. This proactive approach helps our clients anticipate and limit the financial and contractual impact. We design risk management strategies that keep disputes to a minimum while preserving the contractual relationship.
Claim management strategy
Defining concrete, operational action plans to anticipate and rehearse the next negotiation steps, by identifying contractual levers, potential claim opportunities (or counter-claims) linked to contractual changes or extensions of time.
Litigation support
When disputes escalate, we stand with our clients through every contentious step, whether arbitration, mediation or court proceedings, in close collaboration with specialised lawyers. We become the field-level relay for your disputes.
A 360° contract management expertise
Our team of seasoned consultants combines contract execution and industry expertise to support you across the full contract life cycle.
Tenders & RFPs
Bring contract management in from the bidding and RFP phase to win more and win better.
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Claims & disputes
Delays, defaults and non-conformities: get hands-on support to build, analyse and draft your incoming and outgoing claims.
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Processes & training
Our contract managers give you the keys to lift contractual culture and performance across your organisation.
Learn MoreContract management expertise across the full contract life cycle
From tendering and RFP all the way to negotiation and execution, training and audits included, Prime Conseil can stand with you at every step of the contract life cycle to make contracts a genuine value driver.
Specialised in energy, construction, defence and IT, our contract management consultants can answer the full range of your needs:
Contractual strategy
Building or improving an overall contracting policy, defining contractual strategies for RFPs, complex negotiations or special use cases.
Tenders & RFPs
Support to public and private clients, on procurement of public and private contracts as well as on analysing, drafting and negotiating tender responses.
Supplier contract management
Managing supplier contractual performance,
handling scope changes, penalties and other claims,
whether incoming or outgoing.
Contract audits
Portfolio analysis across your contracts, summary of
risks and opportunities, contractual and financial exposure assessment, briefing notes and negotiation guides, and so on.
Contract management
Hands-on support to project and operations teams on contract execution, risk and opportunity assessment, reporting, event registers and project margin optimisation.
Training
Designing and running off-the-shelf or tailored training programmes, on-site or remote, across the full range of contract management seniority.
Digitalisation
Setup, configuration and rollout support for contract management software, CLM platforms, claim management tools and other applications that make running contracts and claims easier.
Variations and amendments
Handling technical, schedule and financial scope changes, including drafting briefing notes and building change or EoT claim files.
Awareness sessions
Running awareness sessions for project and operations teams on contract management practices and stakes, with a focus on a specific project, contract or process.
Operational excellence
Organisational audits, setting up a contract management function or improving existing processes in public and private organisations.
Claim management
Building outgoing claim files, technical briefs and demand letters, and reviewing incoming claim files received from third parties.
Contractual due diligence
Technical and contractual review of contract portfolios and libraries, delivering matrices and risk and opportunity analyses tailored to large projects (M&A, consortia and the like).
Discover our use cases
Learn MoreDefence, energy, construction and infrastructure, IT, public sector: different worlds that share the same contract management challenges, namely strong contractual complexity, the sheer scale of the projects and ecosystems with many stakeholders. Take inspiration from our use cases.
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