BCRC provide comprehensive expert witness reports for clients, contractors and designers across a wide range of disputes that involve construction quality and materials performance. We are thoroughly knowledgeable in all of the major construction materials used in buildings and infrastructure including concrete, tiling and waterproofing, and coatings and finishes. We understand our duties and obligations to the Court and are experienced in providing expert evidence under cross examination.
In commercial infrastructure projects and strata-managed residential developments, addressing building defects and structural durability issues can be complex and costly. Issues such as water leaks, efflorescence, corrosion, concrete deterioration, cracks, magnesite, or non-compliant cladding, require appropriate remediation practices that present a number of technical and financial challenges.
Whether it is a newly completed building, or an older apartment complex, remedial works and repairs are necessary to restore structural integrity back to the asset or prevent further deterioration.
BCRC Expert Witness and Dispute Resolution Services
BCRC are available to support you in wide ranging disputes that involve construction quality and materials performance. We have experts with experience in all of the major construction materials used in buildings and infrastructure including the finish quality as well as failures arising from the construction process itself.
We represent clients as well as contractors and designers. In the area of building materials, we have been engaged on significant disputes in relation to design and construction issues with most construction materials.
Our specialist technicians provide comprehensive expert witness reports, they understand their duties and obligations to the Court and are experienced in providing expert evidence under cross examination.
Expertise in Building Materials
In disputes relating to concrete, these may include finishes, damage, floor flatness, floor wear resistance, excessive cracking, compaction and placing issues and premature deterioration due to wear or rebar corrosion.
Tiling and waterproofing issues include failures in waterproofing due to poor substrate preparation, poor joint detailing, tile delamination under water and above, adhesive choice and application, membrane thickness and joint spacing.
In relation to coatings and finishes, we provide Expert Witness services on material selection, debonding of finishes, premature corrosion, uniformity in application, thickness control and suitability of materials used.
Our experts have worked on matters from a few hundred thousand dollars up to $1 billion.
Our approach
From design errors, cost overruns, building defects, to non-compliance, regulatory code breaches, project delays and allegations of liability, disputes arise at all stages of a construction project.
This requires a thorough investigation and inspection of the issues in question, forensic analysis and reporting, and provision of technical documentation. Our multidisciplinary consultants are subject matter experts with international experience in projects and litigation disputes large and small. We apply a technical lens and provide unbiased expert opinions and testimony for all construction related issues. And recognising the commercial nuances involved in undertaking dispute resolution, we work with all parties with a focus on securing satisfactory resolution for the project.
From high-rise apartment blocks to small boutique complexes, we have an in-depth understanding of industry standards and regulations. The prudent advice, detailed reports and testimony from our expert witnesses comply with all relevant legal protocols and codes of conduct in Australian and international jurisdictions.