Our Consultants

Ken Chapman

Director and Consultant

CEng, MICE, BSc (Hons) Civil and Structural Engineering   

Areas of work: Civil Engineering, Construction, Rail, M & E, Training

E-mail: kc@basingcontractconsultants.co.uk

Ken is the director and founder of Basing Contract Consultants.

Through long involvement in project and commercial management at a senior level for major contractors, employers and sub-contractors on all sizes of project (from £50k to £500m plus) in the UK and overseas, and in many fields of work, Ken has the background knowledge to quickly research and advise on technical, commercial and contractual aspects of contracts.

After 20 years working for major contractors and his own contracting company, Ken became a consultant working for employers, contractors and sub-contractors on extensions of time, evaluation of changes (compensation events), finalisation of accounts, and forensic research/preparation of case documents for potential and actual claims and disputes. He is experienced at resolving matters both by negotiation and by third party determination (adjudication, litigation and arbitration).

Experienced, in particular, at adjudication party case management (including expert and legal input) he is himself a trained expert witness and provides expert advice and reports.

Robin Jones

Consultant

FICE, FInstCES, MIHT

Areas of work: Civil Engineering, Rail, Training

E-mail: rj@basingcontractconsultants.co.uk

Robin initially qualified as a civil engineer and after early work as a site engineer his career (spanning more than 45 years) was spent entirely in commercial management for main stream civil engineering contractors John Howard and Edmund Nuttall. He is a Past President of CICES and more recently he took the role of CICES Director of Training. 

During his contracting career Robin was involved with the measurement and contractual and financial management of some 150 civil engineering projects. Latterly as Divisional Commercial Manager (wiith a staff of some 19 QSs) he was responsible for commercial and contractual support on projects with an annual turnover approaching £100m, including the control and management of all associated dispute resolution.

Robin's knowledge of construction site operations, their management from a commercial viewpoint, and their relationship to the prosecution and resolution of claims and disputes, is exemplary. The experience and expertise which he can bring to bear in researching and assessing the merits of a party's case are considerable and his advice can be invaluable. Based upon this advice decisions may be more confidently taken on how to proceed. He will also provide input into the preparation of the ensuing case and the conduct of any subsequent negotiations.