Services
Prevention is better than Cure.
Most contractors have legal review. Few have a disciplined contracts function. CALIM provides the senior commercial, administrative, and technical layer that turns a signed contract into a defended position – from pre-tender through close-out.
Our Philosophy
Every contract has two lives: the one that was signed, and the one that gets administered.
Most contracts fail in the administration, not the drafting. Variations go unnotified. Time bars expire. Close-out becomes a negotiation rather than a reconciliation. CALIM exists to close that gap – stepping in with the senior contracts discipline your project needs, at the moment it needs it most.
We organise our services around a simple principle: the earlier you act, the more value you protect. Prevention services address exposure before it crystallises. Cure services defend and recover once it has.
Prevention
Protect. Discipline. Prevent.
The services that stop exposure before it starts. From contract setup and administration through to variation management and training, Prevention is the institutional discipline that keeps your project on track and your entitlements alive.
Cure
Defend. Recover. Resolve.
When exposure has already crystallised, Cure services defend your position and recover value. From LD defence and delay analysis through to mediation and full dispute resolution, the same senior team that builds claims is the one that defends them.
Explore Cure Services →Engagement Models
Four ways to bring CALIM into your project.
Every engagement starts with a senior specialist, not an analyst, not a templated review.
Contract Audit
A complimentary 60–90 minute review of a single live contract. Flags exposure across all four lenses.
Project Retainer
Monthly senior advisory across your live portfolio: reviews, variations, notices, and close-out discipline.
BPO Contracts
Your entire contracts function, delivered by CALIM. Embedded in your operations, owning the full lifecycle.
Claims & Disputes
Project-based defence. Forensic analysis, structured negotiation, and expert support through resolution.
Why Prevention wins.
80%
of claims originate in the administration phase, not the drafting.
3×
the cost to resolve a dispute versus preventing one through disciplined contracts administration.
47%
of contractors report having missed at least one contractual notice deadline in the past 12 months.
Get Started
See where your contracts are exposed.
Start with a complimentary Contract Audit. One senior specialist, one live contract, all four lenses.
Which engagement model fits your situation?
Select one to help us match you with the right specialist.