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Independent
No history on your project and no past work to defend. The contractor will attack the original record; ours is built by people with no stake in it.
Independent post-termination commercial advisory
Terminated a contractor?
The next 30 days can decide what you recover.
We manage the commercial side of a terminated construction contract for employers, lenders and their lawyers, so your claim is built on evidence from day one, not rebuilt years later.
Independent. Expert. Results.
About Terminus
Commercial control when projects are at their most exposed.
A contractor termination changes the commercial risk profile of a project overnight. Terminus focuses on the critical period before, during and after termination—protecting records, establishing a defensible commercial position and supporting delivery through to resolution.
We work alongside project teams and legal advisers, bringing practical construction delivery experience and a disputes-aware approach to the decisions that matter.
Our value
Four reasons to involve Terminus.
Independent commercial judgement, contemporaneous evidence and practical support from termination through to arbitration.
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Judgement, not filing
Disputed measurements, defects, completion cost versus betterment. Every call reasoned, signed off and traceable to evidence.
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Savings on quantum expert fees
We build the commercial record to arbitration standard as the project progresses, which reduces quantum expert time and fees.
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On your side in the hearing
We work alongside your quantum expert, and can give evidence as witnesses of fact on how costs were captured and valued.
How we workDays 0–30 Days 30–120 Month 2 + Arbitration
From termination to an expert-ready file.
Four defined stages, with the commercial record built as the project progresses.
Freeze the record
Site survey, joint records, bonds
Valuation at termination
Per the contract
Cost to complete
Every cost tracked and separated
Expert-ready file
Handed to your expert and counsel
Who we support
Specialist support for stakeholders facing contractor distress.
Employers
Developers, asset owners and project sponsors managing a termination or its consequences.
Lenders & investors
Funders and stakeholders seeking visibility over exposure, completion cost and recovery.
Legal teams
Construction counsel and dispute specialists who need a reliable, contemporaneous commercial record.
The partners
Experienced commercial leadership when it matters most.
Terminus combines hands-on post-termination project delivery with deep construction claims and dispute experience.
US$1.3bnmall project: contractor terminated, project self-delivered to completion
DIACprincipal witness of fact in the arbitration that followed
25 yrsReem Mall · Dubai Mall · Roy Hill · UAE, UK, Qatar, Australia
AED 1.8bn+construction claims settled for major UAE contractors
Expertreports supported in UK, Irish and UAE proceedings
35+ yrsBurj Khalifa · Dubai Mall · UAE airports
Confidential discussion
Enquire about a consultation →Facing a contractor termination?
Managing a contractor termination or assessing the risks before one? Let’s discuss the commercial priorities and where independent support may help.
Terminus · UAE
Email: admin@terminus.ae · Website: terminus.ae