Steve has worked in the industry as a quantity surveyor / commercial manager for 18 years. Having trained and commenced his career with Tarmac Civil Engineering Ltd, Steve has been employed as a consultant for the past 11 years working with a wide variety of clients in both ‘contractor’ and ‘client’ organisations within the construction industry. This time also included a four year period as commercial manager responsible for the financial control of the south eastern regional office of a specialist engineering company.

Professional Experience

• Provision of expert witness documentation in support of main contractor adjudication against their architect designer.
• Analysis of yearly sub-contract costs in order to compile report for future sub-contractor involvement on highways scheme maintenance works.
• Analysis of sub-contractor Variation claims and presentation of revised sums for Southern Water contractor.
• Preparation and agreement of ECC compensation event claims for main contractor.
• Procurement of sub-contractor trades on a large civil engineering project .
• Commercial and project management of an £8m marine project in Scotland.
• Commercial management of south east based specialist sub-contractor.
• Provision of legal assistance to overseas contractor in preparation for international arbitration.

Personal Details:
Name: Steven Goodwin
Nationality: British
Contact phone number – 07966 617259
E-mail: sgoodwin@gvecommercialsolutions.co.uk
Member – Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb)
Associate Member - Institute of Civil Engineering Surveyors (AMInstCES)

Richard has worked in the industry as a quantity surveyor/commercial manager for 26 years. Having trained and commenced his career with Balfour Beatty, Richard has been employed as a consultant for the past 20 years working with a wide variety of clients in both ‘contractor’ and ‘client’ organisations within the construction industry. This period also included several overseas appointments working with both UK and French based international companies.

Professional Experience

• Assessment and negotiation of Supply and Subcontract works packages on major LNG import, storage and process plant.
• Preparation of documentation both for the statement of claim and subsequently in response to the statement of defence in arbitration proceedings relating to a $300million new build TV Studio complex in Cairo, Egypt.
• Assistance in preparation of contract documents for BCV and SSL London Underground PFI Contract for trackwork, civil infrastructure, and station refurbishment.
• Management of a team of surveyors on BCV and SSL London Underground PFI station refurbishment projects.
• Preparation of numerous loss and expense and extension of time claims for various civil and building contractors including the successful presentation of issues to adjudication.
• Introduction of business systems to rectify application backlog and manage commercial recovery of M&E works for term maintenance contractor.
• Preparation of risk analysis and contractual advice for LNG export terminal tender in Egypt leading to the development and implementation of a bespoke risk management database for an international contractor, and the subsequent training of key staff on site in Dubai, Aswan and Cairo.
• Management of a commercial administration team on site in Istanbul for a French international contractor requiring the formulation and co-ordination of all correspondence from the site team to the client to ensure a consistent contractual stance, monthly reporting, and the giving of contractual advice on a new metro project involving trackwork, signalling, M & E, and station building works.

Paul has worked in the Industry as a Quantity Surveyor/Commercial Manager since 1983. Having trained and commenced his career with Balfour Beatty, Paul has been employed as a consultant for the past 20 years working with a wide variety of clients in both ‘contractor’ and ‘client’ organisations within the construction industry. This time also included a three year period as commercial manager responsible for the financial control of a medium sized south east civil engineering company.

Professional Experience

• Preparation of delay and disruption claims on £23m highways project under
  ICE (7th Edition) Conditions of Contract.
• Preparation of documents in successful adjudication relating to extension of time/loss and expense claim for piling works.
• Preparation of documentation in support of contractor’s extension of time
  requests – IChemE (Green) Contract.
• Preparation and presentation of half and full-day courses in respect of the
  NEC – Engineering and Construction Contract.
• Preparation of compensation event quotations in respect of delay and
  disruption – contract based on ECC Option C - Channel Tunnel Rail Link.
• Preparation and negotiation of £25m insurance claim for storm damage
  including evaluation and narrative.
• Assisting concession company’s legal representatives in successful adjudication relating to extension of time claim made by contractor on the Croydon Tramlink project.

Personal Details:
Name: Paul Edwards
Nationality: British
Contact phone number – 07791 324809
E-mail: pedwards@gvecommercialsolutions.co.uk
Member of the Chartered Institute of Building (MCIOB)