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“we all go through the odd crisis, and occasionally we need help”

Armstrong Davis Associates (ADA) is a major project specialist providing excellence in dispute avoidance and dispute resolution together with complementary commercial services to the global construction industry.

Our principal focus is to add measurable value to your business by helping you to keep your projects on time and on budget. When things do go wrong we are here to sort things out for you.

From our offices in Stokesley and Leeds — and also operations in Aberdeen, Dubai, Norway, and Malta — our rapidly expanding group of specialists are on hand to provide you with a broad range of skills and expertise to complement those of your in-house team.

The key areas in which we can provide support are:

Construction Consultancy

ADA offer pre and post contract advice, contract drafting, negotiation and administration, partnering and alliance facilitating, commercial management, budget and benchmarking preparation and advice, preparation of claims, independent project auditing and commercial support to procurement groups.

Quantity Surveying

ADA provide project surveying, post contract re-measurement, cost control, cash flow and forecasting, contract and sub-contract administration, valuation, variations, star rates and final accounts and full procurement control and support and bill of quantity preparation.

Commercial Claims & Associated Services

Dispute Avoidance & Resolution

ADA can help and offer you advice on contractual issues, preparation of contractual claims, extensions of time, prolongation, delay and disruption, analysis and defence to contract claims, negotiation of claims, assisting with the preparation of pleadings and defence, acting as adjudicator, expert witness, mediator, arbitrator, acting as referring or respondent party representative and acting in the forum of expert determination.

Litigation, Arbitration, ADR & Adjudication

Construction Project Planning

We can help you with programme reviews, cause and effect analysis, project support, IT support, data analysis, delay analysis, as planned/entitlement methods, as built programme analysis, productivity analysis and risk analysis.

Specialist Services

We also provide assistance to insurers and loss adjustors, and undertake insolvency and financial institution investigations.

Training and Seminars

ADA deliver training and educational seminars designed specifically for your needs, on any of the above topics.

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The executive director of Stokesley-based Armstrong Davis Associates (ADA) believes oil fields off the coast of Teesside and across the world represent potential gold mines for the region's skilled engineers.

Dave started the commercial consultancy firm with Bob Davis in 1999, and says: “25 years ago people told me the North Sea's oil reserves would run out in 25 years and they are sill saying the same today. Sub-sea companies have barely scratched the...[read more]

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