Chris Brownhill BSc

SENIOR CONSULTANT
Commercial Director level QS with over 35 years of experience in Residential Development, Commercial, Aviation, Nuclear Power Decommissioning, Housing Associations and Local Authority. Excellent contractual and commercial acumen, working on a number of complex projects under various forms of contract.

KEY SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES

  • Experienced on various Forms of Contract including JCT Intermediate and Design and Build, NEC3/4 Options A, C and D and bespoke developer agreements.

  • Capable of undertaking all aspects of quantity surveying to director level, including analysing, preparing and resolving complex issues.

  • Knowledgeable and up to date with on key aspects of Construction Case Law.

  • Good IT skills including the use of data management software Projects, COINS and CEMAR.

  • Previous CT security clearance.

  • Sir Robert McAlpine, Peninsula Hotel

    Part of the claims team preparing Prolongation Studies for each of the 50 trade contracts on behalf of the Client under bespoke developers’ contract. The studies consisted of assessing the critical path, delay, its causation, culpability, and entitlement to EoT.

     

    Distressed Medium Sized West London Property Developer

    Engaged as commercial director to head up and manage a team to stabilise the business after being significantly impacted by a combination of the pandemic, inflation and stagnant sales. Primarily involved with resolving high-value disputes with the supply chain and Housing Association clients under multiple fixed-price JCT and NEC based contracts.

    This involved complex negotiations to increase a fixed price contract by £2.5m, the preparation of a successful £370k adjudication, the defence of a £200k subcontract adjudication and the preparation of a £4m claim including changes, EOT and defence against damages.

     

    DE Group UK, Various Projects

    Commercial Director managing a team of QSs and buyers. Primarily involved with providing contract reviews and negotiation of terms on a number of significant main and subcontract packages under NEC and JCT forms of contract, including negotiation and settlement of the contract sums.

     

    Doosan Keltbray Consortium, Bradwell Power Station Decommissioning

    Working for a consortium contracted to Magnox Ltd for the decommission and demolition of various parts of the former Bradwell Nuclear Power Station, including a £5m decommissioning of the Boiler Houses and £10m removal of the charge machines from the Main Reactor building out under NEC3 Option A and Option D forms of contract.  Works included the preparation and negotiation of various CEs with complex and exhaustive supporting backup.

     

    Ayrshire County Council           

    Working through a consultancy to clear of back log of issues caused by an underperforming fixed term Facilities Management Company. Including procurement of additional and realignment of existing supply chain contractors to achieve performance targets and KPI’s as required by the Local Authority. Works outstanding were over £10M reduced to less than £1M over a six-month period.

     

    Westfield Stratford

    Advising a major Construction Logistics Company on a very complicated and detailed bespoke contract wording which was exceptionally onerous and one sided. Though careful negotiation with a tricky developer the impact of the contract was reduced to a manageable level.

    • Everlast Rail, Valuing change NEC4 Option A Waterloo concourse roof replacement

    • Lovell Housing Partnership

    • Saxon Developments

    • Alandale Group

    • Walter Lawrence Management