Your review.
Your choice.
Two fixed-fee options. Complete the Contract Check online for a core risk review — or email your full contract and documents for a fully bespoke review with project-specific advice.
Contract Risk Review
0.39% of a $350,000 build
0.28% of a $500,000 build
0.18% of a $750,000 build
A streamlined, largely standardised review that explains the core risks and issues every homeowner should understand before signing.
- Core clause and risk analysis
- Plain-English explanation of the key traps
- Guidance on what to negotiate before you sign
Complete the Contract Check online. Your answers drive this review.
Begin the Contract CheckBespoke Contract Review
0.34% of a $850,000 build
0.29% of a $1,000,000 build
0.23% of a $1,250,000 build
The higher-end service. You send your actual building contract and supporting documents for individual review, with detailed project-specific advice and up to a 90-minute consultation.
- Line-by-line review of your actual contract
- Detailed, project-specific letter of advice
- Up to a 90-minute consultation with FBR Law
Email your documents to FBR Law — they're received at:
hello@beforeyoubuildsa.com.auPlease include:
- 01The full contract
- 02Any special conditions
- 03The quote or breakdown of the work
- 04The engineering report — if applicable
- 05Working drawings or concept drawings — if applicable
- 06Decision notification from council — if applicable
- 07Standard form specification — if applicable
One month of avoidable delay
could pay for the advice.
The advice will pay for itself if it does nothing more than give you the ability to understand your contract — and potentially save time in the performance of the work. Given the cost of borrowing, every month of avoidable delay is an additional cost; and the fee can be recovered in a single negotiated variation, or one adjustment to a prime cost or provisional sum.
With the cost of borrowing, every month of delay is an additional cost. Understanding your contract keeps the build moving.
A single negotiated variation can recover the fee many times over.
One adjustment to a prime cost or provisional sum allowance can pay for the advice in full.
FBR Law
FBR Law is a boutique construction firm with in excess of thirty-five years of practice across South Australia. Every review is conducted by experienced construction lawyers — so every minute of your consultation is spent on what matters.