Valley House, London – Mizen Design & Build

Mizen Design & Build (MDB) entered into contract with Peabody Construction Ltd (PCL), part of social housing group Peabody Trust, for the design and construction of 70No apartments in south-east London. A bespoke form of contract was used.

The contract was the subject of significant change and delay and, as a result, various disputes arose during the contract period. MDB claimed circa £4m in additional costs and PCL withheld approx. £1.3m in LADs and a further £500k in contra-charges, making the overall disputed amount almost £6m.

MWCS was engaged by MDB to resolve these matters through adjudication. MWCS won £370k in the first adjudication, which revolved around the interpretation of part of the bespoke agreement. Unfortunately – and largely due to the actions of PCL – MDB went into Administration before the full extent of the claims could be presented.

Now engaged by the Administrator, all 4 key members of MWCS staff included in this profile, plus others, are actively involved in producing a substantial claim to take to arbitration.