SERVICES CHARTER

CANONIS' services are delivered through a governed Charter that defines how scope, discipline, and logic are applied across Capital Projects within the Built Environment. Services operate as an integrated delivery system, aligning actions, records, and decisions under controlled governance to ensure traceability, defensibility, and delivery certainty, while upholding ethical practice and constructive engagement across all stakeholder interfaces.

1. PROJECT'S STRATEGIC INITIATIVES SERVICES

CANONIS delivers structured Strategic Initiatives at Project inception (or re-inception) to establish early control, governance certainty, and defensible decision-making prior to commitment, procurement, and mobilisation.

  • Defining Project Objectives, Scope, and End-User Requirements
  • Conducting Feasibility Assessment
  • Risk Identification, Allocation, and Mitigation Strategy (including PESTLE impacts)
  • Developing Strategic Timelines and Key Milestones
  • Developing Cashflow Baselines
  • Aligning the Funding Plan with the CAPEX Envelope
  • Planning Statutory Authority Compliance and Regulatory Alignment
  • Procurement and Contracting Strategy
  • Establishing the Project Delivery Model (DBB, D&B, EPC) and Governance Architecture
Project's Strategic Initiatives Services

2. DESIGN PROCUREMENT, MANAGEMENT & TECHNICAL GOVERNANCE SERVICES

CANONIS provides Design Procurement, Management & Technical Governance Services to ensure that Design and Specialists Consultancy Services are properly procured, appointed, and governed from procurement through Design Development.

  • Project Brief, Scope, Deliverables, and Timeline Definition
  • Design Procurement Strategy (packaging, prequalification, and tender approach)
  • Preparation of Tender Documentation and Scope of Services
  • Tender Management, Techno-Commercial Evaluation, and Award Recommendation
  • Multi-Disciplinary Design Management
  • Statutory Authorities' Interface Management and Compliance Coordination
  • Constructability and Design Risk Governance
  • Design-Stage Estimates, Cost Planning, and Value Optimisation
  • Change Control and Techno-Commercial Impact Analysis
  • Technical Assurance, Design Audit, and Design Compliance Verification
  • Design Finalisation and Documentation Management
Design Procurement, Management & Technical Governance Services

3. COST CONSULTANCY SERVICES

CANONIS provides Cost Consultancy Services to support informed decision-making and cost control by planning, monitoring, and managing project costs with transparency, accuracy, and commercial discipline throughout delivery.

  • Cost Planning and Budgeting
  • Bills of Quantities (BoQ) Preparation
  • Cashflow Forecasting and Monitoring
  • Value Engineering Management
  • Variation Evaluation and Impact Assessment
  • Monthly Auditable Commercial Reporting
  • Interim Valuations and Payment Certification
  • Final Accounts Valuation and Certification
Cost Consultancy Services

4. PROCUREMENT & CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION SERVICES

CANONIS provides Procurement & Contract Administration Services to ensure that Contractor, Supplier, and Specialist procurements are executed transparently and that Contract Administration is managed with consistency, compliance, and commercial discipline throughout delivery.

  • Tender & Award Phase

    • Procurement Planning and Tender Management
    • Tender Documentation Compilation (ITT/RFP, Conditions of Contract, Drawings, Specifications, BoQ, Schedules)
    • Tender Clarifications and Addenda Management
    • Tender Evaluation, Techno-Commercial Assessment, and Negotiation Support
    • Award Recommendation and Contract Formation
  • Contract Administration

    • Contract Administration & Performance Governance
    • Contractual Risk Identification and Mitigation
    • Contractual Notices and Correspondence Management
    • Administration of Bank Guarantees and Insurance Policies
    • Variations, Claims, and Change Governance
    • Project Set-Off Administration and Debit Note Governance
    • NCR Commercial Accounting and Recovery Management
  • EOT, LDs & Final Account Phase

    • Delay Causation and Responsibility Analysis
    • Extension of Time (EOT) Entitlement Determination
    • Delay Damages (LDs) Applicability and Assessment
    • Final Account Determination and Close-Out
    • Settlement Agreement Drafting and Commercial Closure Support
Procurement & Contract Administration Services

5. CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT & PERFORMANCE CONTROL SERVICES

CANONIS provides Construction Management & Performance Control Services as the execution-governing function of the Project Delivery Environment, ensuring that construction advances within controlled, auditable, and defensible parameters.

  • Baseline Control and Programme Governance
  • Method Statements, Materials, and Shop Drawings Governance
  • Subcontractor Mobilisation and Deployment Governance
  • Construction Supervision and Interface Management
  • Meeting Governance and Action Tracking
  • Look-Ahead Programme Governance (2–4 Weeks / 6 Weeks)
  • QHSE and Regulatory Compliance Governance
  • Work Readiness and Permit-to-Work (PTW) / Access Governance
  • Progress Measurement, Forecasting, and Recovery Planning
  • Performance Monitoring, Early Warnings, and Bottleneck Resolution
  • Governance of Project Logs (Correspondence, Variations, NCRs)
  • Contemporaneous Records and Monthly Reporting
  • Change Control Management and Impact Analysis
  • Progress Valuations and Payment Certification
  • Testing, Commissioning, and As-Built Documentation
  • Handover, Taking-Over Certification, and Defects Management
  • Performance Certificate and Contractual Close-Out Support
Construction Management & Performance Control Services

6. CLAIMS, DISPUTE & COMMERCIAL RESOLUTION SERVICES

CANONIS provides Claims, Dispute & Commercial Resolution Services to govern claims and disputes with discipline, proportionality, and evidentiary rigour.

  • Claims Entitlement Identification and Assessment
  • Contemporaneous Records Review and Substantiation
  • Extension of Time (EOT) Analysis and Entitlement Substantiation
  • Delay and Disruption Analysis
  • Acceleration and Mitigation Impact Analysis
  • Quantum Assessment and Valuation
  • Causation-Based Time–Cost Analysis
  • Claims Preparation, Defence, and Rebuttal
  • Commercial Negotiation and Settlement Management
  • Dispute Avoidance and Resolution Strategy
  • Dispute Resolution Support and Case Administration Services
Claims, Dispute & Commercial Resolution Services

7. PROJECT CLOSE-OUT SERVICES

CANONIS provides Project Close-Out Services to govern the orderly, defensible, and final conclusion of Project obligations.

  • Defects Period Governance and De-Snagging
  • Set-Offs and Additional Compensation Analysis (If Applicable)
  • Final Accounts and Commercial Closure
  • Governance of Contractual Discharge and Settlement
  • Decennial Liability, Warranty, and Guarantee Survival
  • IP, Confidentiality, and Data Survival
  • Final Payments and Release of Bank Guarantees
  • Close-Out Records and Audit Readiness
Project Close-Out Services

8. DISTRESS TURNAROUND SERVICES

CANONIS provides Distress Turnaround Services for Projects experiencing loss of control, performance deterioration, commercial deadlock, or escalation into adversarial conditions.

  • Independent Project Diagnostic Assessment
  • Root Cause and Distress Analysis
  • Turnaround and Stabilisation Strategy
  • Programme Recovery and Realignment
  • Commercial and Contractual Repositioning
  • Interim Controls and Value Preservation
  • MoU Structuring for Controlled Progression
  • Stakeholder Alignment and Controlled Re-Engagement
Distress Turnaround Services

9. INDEPENDENT SERVICES FOR PROJECT ASSETS AND LIABILITIES RECONCILIATION

CANONIS provides Independent Services for Project Assets and Liabilities Reconciliation, establishing a defensible net financial position suitable for reliance by Receivers, Insolvency Practitioners, Courts, and Lenders.

  • Project Assets Register and Valuation
  • Receivables and Payment Accruals Reconciliation
  • Project Liabilities and Obligations Register
  • Subcontractor and Supplier Progress–Payment Registers
  • Securities, Retentions, and Financial Instruments Reconciliation
  • Consolidated Assets–Liabilities Reconciliation and Solvency Position
  • Independent Reliance Reports for Courts and Lenders
Independent Services for Project Assets and Liabilities Reconciliation