One half of the building and construction industry are the contractors, the other half are the suppliers. The Builders Lawyer aims to represent both halves of the industry.
There are all kinds of suppliers. There are important differences between suppliers who install and those who don't. There are important differences between suppliers who arrange for sub-contractors to do the installation of the goods or materials which they supply.
There are all kinds of goods, machinery, windows and services to be supplied. Some can only be installed by specialized, and in residential work, licenced tradesmen.
Other installations such as structural steel work and lifts require long lead times and large deposits before the items are ready for delivery.
There are always issues which arise around retention of title to goods which have not been paid for: we can help draft Romalpa Clauses which will assist you to get paid.
We offer a special service for industry suppliers to ensure their invoices are paid. The following conditions apply. You agree to alter or add to your invoices as we suggest; (where your company has done installation work in connection with the goods supplied, different terms are offered).
The debts to be recovered must arise from supplies made to persons or firms carrying out work or supplying goods and services in the construction industry in New South Wales and must not exceed $60,000 or be less than $10,000. In addition we depend on your co-operation in collecting the monies, and your warranty that the persons who owe the money are not bankrupt or insolvent at the time you brief us to collect the amount owing.
Thanks to the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act we can now arrange prompt payment for most items supplied to the construction industry. Let us give you a free seminar to your staff and salespersons which will ensure that you can trade with confidence that you will not be tied up getting your money.
The rights of suppliers in voluntary administrations, and personal bankruptcies may also be relevant in how you extend credit in your business. Ask us to give you specialized advice on maintaining lines of communication which will aid you in knowing when to say NO!
In circumstances where the Security of Payment Act does not apply we are happy to negotiate with you a special arrangement concerning our fees. Call us for details.
We would also like to invite you to place your own web-links on our site to enable a ready reference to be made by contractors who use our website to your own products and services.
