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Offshore construction

Quantity surveying and claims support for agreed offshore oil and gas construction and installation packages.

Commercial challenges and how we approach them

Offshore packages can combine fabricated structures, installation activities and interfaces with existing facilities. Mobilisation, marine operations and equipment supply may be separately priced. The commercial account needs to identify the construction deliverables and the basis of each payment milestone.

Fabrication readiness for an installation campaign

The Challenge

A late module can miss a booked load-out and lift campaign. The resulting cost may be driven by the next available vessel slot, not just the number of days fabrication was late.

Our approach

We compare fabrication, load-out and installation commitments and define readiness evidence. Claims are assessed against the actual lost opportunity and resource costs, with mitigation and overlapping charges considered.

Weather downtime and vessel charging

The Challenge

Offshore lifts, transfers and subsea work operate within different weather limits. Day-rate costs can accumulate while responsibility for a delay is disputed between weather, equipment and workfront readiness.

Our approach

We reconcile daily vessel reports with measured conditions and the charging provisions for the particular operation. A workable day lost to incomplete preparation differs from a day outside the lift limits. The assessment classifies the periods by cause, checks mitigation and removes overlapping time claims; it does not assume that every day on hire is chargeable to the other party.

Platform access and simultaneous operations

The Challenge

Bed space, permit availability and ongoing production can constrain offshore construction teams. Changed priorities may reduce productive work or require personnel to demobilise and return.

Our approach

We check the priced bed-space, access and permit assumptions against actual mobilisation and shift records, focusing on the work those restrictions affected.

Hook-up work after the main lift

The Challenge

The main lift does not finish the hook-up. Mismatched pipework, cables or controls can leave a substantial amount of offshore completion work that neither package clearly owns.

Our approach

We reconcile fabrication and hook-up inclusions before mobilisation. Authorised field changes are then measured against that baseline, separating additional work from the original completion obligation.

Onshore supply and offshore completion milestones

The Challenge

Different contracts may recognise manufacture, delivery, installation and commissioning at different points. A delayed interface can create disagreement over payment even where one party's physical work is complete.

Our approach

We compare the evidence required for manufacture, delivery, installation and commissioning payments. A downstream delay should not obscure which obligations have already been achieved under each separate order.