MDA Consulting (Pty) Ltd
Engineering Services in Gillitts

MDA specialises in construction law and provides project structuring and procurement management; claim management and dispute resolution; and training. MDA Consulting provide legal and commercial consulting services in relation to all aspects of construction, engineering and mining contracts to employers and contractors alike through both offices in Durban and Johannesburg.

Providing objective, innovative and practical solutions to contractual and commercial challenges, MDA Construction & Technology Attorneys work closely alongside our clients to offer a full range of legal services for large-scale construction projects in Sub-Saharan Africa and worldwide. Our team of highly respected specialist lawyers and consultants offer a full range of legal services and provide commercially minded solutions to help your construction project complete on time and on budget. MDA’s specialists enjoy the confidence and flexibility of designing best-fit commercial strategies to effectively manage the challenges faced daily by our clients. We are committed to building long-term relationships with our clients to deliver ongoing value. Our specialist, objective and cost-effective approach to commercial challenges faced by our clients during the project lifecycle sees us tailoring each service offering to satisfy our clients’ specific commercial objectives\. Minimizing the opportunity for commercial risk events arising; and. Determining practical solutions to avoid conflict and dispute situations eventuating. MDA’s specialist commercial support and advice through dispute situations ensures cost effective implementation of contractually prescribed conflict and dispute management procedures with the least possible negative impact. This partnership evolved due to the need for an internationally equipped, multidisciplinary consultancy firm specialising in providing tailored commercial and legal advisory services to all stakeholders across the construction, engineering and mining industries. MDA Abdulla Consulting’s staff component consists of professionals who are each internationally qualified with extensive practical experience in both the international and local construction, engineering and mining industries ensuring that at all times our clients receive world-class advice and service at competitive rates. Providing objective, innovative and practical solutions to contractual and commercial challenges, we work closely alongside clients to offer a full range of legal services for large-scale construction projects in Sub-Saharan Africa and worldwide. COLLECTIVE WISDOM 2017 Through several lectures and panel discussions on the day local and international construction contract experts will explain and consider the practical impact of recent developments in the FIDIC suite of contracts on executing construction projects. Ian Massey, MDA Consulting Director, discusses the adoption of adjudication as the first port of call in the settlement of disputes in the South African construction industry. ADJUDICATION SURVEY 2016 The annual MDA Adjudication Survey provides indicators assimilated from across MDA’s specialist adjudication practice during 2016 relevant to the South African adjudication practice. MDA’S big picture thinking coupled with meticulous attention to detail ensures robust contract documentation that protects our clients’ interests and enables them to realise their business objectives. MDA’s hands-on support throughout the project life-cycle includes skilful application of contractual mechanisms, insightful and innovative strategies and the provision of on-site administration resources. MDA are South Africa’s only specialist adjudication practice. Our practical experience, precise strategic advice and persistent support ensure best possible outcomes for clients involved in dispute management and resolution procedures.