"They accepted the work, but the payment keeps slipping."「收咗貨,但筆數一路拖。」
Start with: Payment Recovery Sprint — deadline check, entitlement map and document gap list.先做: 付款追討衝刺 —— 死線核對、權益路線、欠缺文件清單。
Hong Kong Construction Claims & Contract Consultancy
香港建造申索及合約顧問
The work is done. The payment isn't. 收咗貨、做咗工,數就係收唔到。
You did the work. On what basis don't they pay? 你做咗,憑咩唔畀你?
They say you were late? Say you're short? Make them prove it on paper. The contract, the measure, who actually delayed it — we put it back on the table, line by line, until the scale sits level again. 佢話你遲、話你蝕?叫佢攞文件出嚟證。份合約點寫、份數點計、邊個拖,我哋一條一條擺返上枱,還你一個公道。
Then you get back to running your site — the claim sits on their desk, the deadline is watched. Free triage first; a fixed or capped fee before any work starts. And if it ever goes legal, your solicitor walks in with everything already in place. 跟住你返去做返自己嘢:份申索擺喺對方枱面,死線有人幫你睇住。免費睇案先行,開工前先講定額或封頂;真係要行法律程序,你律師上場嗰刻,一切早已備妥。
deadline map死線圖
claim route申索路線
document gap list欠缺文件清單
fixed-fee next step定額下一步
The turn轉守為攻
It's not that you're wrong. It's that you don't have the evidence — yet. 唔係你冇道理 —— 係你仲未有證據。
You know the night-maths: the VO left half-priced, the EOT nobody closed out, the back-charge that landed out of nowhere — and payroll due while their money sits in their pocket. What you actually want is simple: the money in, your name standing straight, and the other side treating you as someone who knows the rules. The bridge between those two places is the record. Mentis rebuilds it into a decision pack — facts, contract route, deadline, missing documents, and whether the next move is worth making. Clarity before spend, leverage before argument. 夜晚計數嗰種滋味你識:VO 未計清、EOT 冇收尾、無啦啦反扣你一筆 —— 出糧嗰日,你嘅錢仲喺人哋袋。你想要嘅其實好簡單:條數收得返、個名企得直、對家當你係識規則嘅人。由呢邊去嗰邊,中間條橋叫做記錄。Mentis 將散料還原砌成一份決策包 —— 事實、合約路線、死線、欠缺文件、下一步值唔值 —— 未使錢先清楚,未開戰先有籌碼。
Your statutory clock條例站喺你嗰邊
Two clocks decide a SOPO claim. Know both — to the day. 一宗SOPO申索,由兩個時鐘決定。兩個都要識睇。
Most people muddle the two. Getting them right — to the day — is half the job. 好多人會撈亂兩個 —— 分得清、趕得切,單嘢已經贏咗一半。
To initiate · calendar days提出申索 · 日曆日
28
days to act日內提出申索
The window to serve the adjudication notice once the dispute arises (Cap. 652 s.24). Miss it and the door closes — this is the deadline we move on first. 爭議一旦成立,發出審裁通知嘅窗口(第652章 s.24)。錯過咗,扇門就閂 —— 我哋最先追嘅,就係呢條死線。
To determine · working days作出裁決 · 工作日
55
working days個工作日
Once appointed, the adjudicator must determine the matter within 55 working days (Cap. 652 s.42). Fast by design — and why the record has to be ready. 審裁員一經委任,須於55個工作日內作出裁決(第652章 s.42)。本身就快 —— 所以記錄一定要早早備妥。
One check before the clocks: the Ordinance applies to construction contracts entered into on or after 28 August 2025 (public and private); contracts signed before that date — including older government works — run on the earlier routes. Which regime your contract sits under is the first thing the free triage answers. 睇時鐘之前先過一關:條例適用於 2025 年 8 月 28 日或之後訂立嘅建造合約(公營私營都計);之前簽嘅合約 —— 包括舊政府工程 —— 行返原有路線。你份合約行邊套規則,免費睇案第一步就同你斷定。
And where the Ordinance applies, "pay-when-paid" terms — payment conditional on the main contractor first being paid — are unenforceable. We raise it in the claim; your own solicitor confirms the legal position. 而喺條例適用之下,「找數先找你」(要等大判收到錢先找你數)呢類條款係不可強制執行。我哋會喺申索入面提出;法律立場由你自己嘅律師確認。
Where you are now你而家屬於邊種情況
Pick the sentence that sounds like your project. 邊一句最似你個項目?
You do not need to know the legal route before you call. Bring the facts; we map the route. 你唔需要一開始就識法律路線。你帶事實嚟,我哋幫你畫路線。
"They are deducting, back-charging or alleging delay."「佢扣我數、反扣我、話我遲。」
Start with: Defence Review — what they must prove, what you can counterclaim, and what not to concede.先做: 抗辯審閱 —— 對方要證明咩、你可反索咩、邊啲唔好亂認。
"There is a SOPO deadline and the file is not ready."「SOPO 死線行緊,但文件未齊。」
Start with: Adjudication Desk — notice route, submission pack and response plan at statutory pace.先做: 審裁工作台 —— 通知路線、陳述包、回應策略,跟法定節奏推進。
"We are signing or running a project and want leverage early."「準備簽約/項目進行中,想早啲守住籌碼。」
Start with: Contract Watch — live-project records discipline, claim notices and commercial risk flags.先做: 合約守護 —— 現場記錄紀律、申索通知、商業風險提示。
Productized support服務產品
Clear products, not an open-ended consultancy meter. 清楚產品,唔係無止境顧問計時錶。
Start small, see the route, then only pay for the next defined step. 先由細步開始,睇清路線,再只為下一個明確步驟付費。
Step 01第一步
Payment Recovery Sprint付款追討衝刺
A fast first pass: what you are owed, which deadline matters, what documents are missing, and whether the claim is commercially worth building. 快速初步判斷:你爭緊咩數、邊條死線最重要、欠咩文件、值唔值得正式砌申索。
Best for: unpaid work, messy records, or uncertainty before spending.適合:被拖數、記錄散亂、未想一開始就大額投入。
Step 02第二步
Claim Builder申索建構
We turn drawings, RFIs, programmes, site records, payment applications and correspondence into a coherent payment claim, response, VO, EOT or loss-and-expense submission. 我哋將圖則、RFI、工程進度、地盤記錄、糧單申請同往來訊息,砌成付款申索、回應、VO、EOT 或損失開支陳述。
Best for: a defined claim pack that needs to be sent, negotiated or escalated.適合:需要一份可以發出、談判或升級的正式申索包。
Step 03第三步
Adjudication Desk審裁工作台
If the matter moves under the Security of Payment Ordinance (Cap. 652), we organise the notice route, evidence, submission and response workflow at the pace the Ordinance requires. 如果案件進入《建造業付款保障條例》(第652章)程序,我哋按條例節奏整理通知路線、證據、陳述同回應流程。
Best for: a live statutory timetable where the file must be ready quickly.適合:法定時間表已啟動,文件要快而準。
Step 04第四步
Contract Watch合約守護
A retainer for live projects: contract review, notice discipline, record hygiene and early warning when entitlement is at risk — offered by case-by-case assessment. 為進行中項目而設的月費顧問:合約審閱、通知紀律、記錄管理,及早提示權益風險 —— 按個案評估承接。
Best for: preventing the next dispute before the paperwork goes cold.適合:趁記錄仲新鮮,預防下一場爭議。
How engagement works: you start with a short free triage, then choose a bounded next step: a sprint, a defined deliverable, an adjudication desk, or a monthly watch. 合作方式: 先由免費短會開始,再選一個有邊界的下一步:衝刺診斷、明確交付、審裁工作台或月費守護。
Why contractors trust Mentis點解承建商信得過 Mentis
The discipline of the site. The rigour of the Ordinance. 地盤的紀律,條例的嚴謹。
Built from your side of the table — fast, confidential, and relentlessly practical. 企喺顧客嗰邊 —— 迅速、保密,而且極度務實。
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Principal-led, and NEC4-fluent主理人主導、熟悉 NEC4
Principal-led — we read standard and bespoke forms (SFBC, GCC, NEC4) the way the people who built the works do, so your contract is understood whatever form it sits on.由主理人主導 —— 標準或度身合約(SFBC、GCC、NEC4)都以建造者嘅角度解讀,無論你份合約用邊種格式,都睇得通。
02
Built for statutory deadlines為法定限期而設
SOPO sets hard statutory deadlines — 28 days to launch the adjudication, and the adjudicator must determine it within 55 working days. We are structured to respond within them, not despite them.SOPO 設有嚴格法定限期 —— 28天內啟動審裁,裁決須於委任後55個工作日內作出。我們的運作專為在法定限期內回應而設,而非勉力追趕。
03
Confidential by design嚴守保密
Personal data is handled under the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Cap. 486); client-identifying information is never exposed to third-party tools without safeguards.個人資料按《個人資料(私隱)條例》(第486章)處理;在欠缺保障措施下,客戶識別資料絕不外泄予第三方工具。
04
Consultants, not solicitors顧問,而非律師
We are consultants, not solicitors — focused on commercial outcomes, recovery and risk, and candid about when you need your own solicitor.我哋係顧問,而非律師 —— 專注於商業成果、追討與風險,並坦誠指出何時需要你自己嘅律師介入。
What it costs收費
No blank cheque. No surprise meter. 唔開空白支票,唔行驚喜計時錶。
Every paid engagement has a defined scope and a fixed or capped fee before work starts. You know the cost, the deliverable and the decision point. 每項收費工作,動工前先定範疇、定額或封頂、定交付成果。你會知道成本、會得到咩、下一個決定點係咩。
01
Fixed-fee claim / submission定額申索陳述
A defined deliverable — a payment claim, payment response, extension-of-time or loss-and-expense submission — prepared for a single fixed fee, quoted after a free triage and scaled to the claim's complexity. 明確嘅交付成果 —— 付款申索、付款回應、工期延長或損失與開支陳述 —— 以單一定額費用辦理,於免費睇案後報價,按個案繁簡釐定。
02
Adjudication support — representation optional審裁支援 · 代理為可選項
We prepare and drive your adjudication file — the notice route, submissions and response — at the Ordinance's statutory pace (28 days to initiate; determination within 55 working days of appointment), for a fixed or capped fee. Acting as your named representative in the adjudication is an optional add-on, taken on case-by-case assessment. 我哋幫你準備同推進成個審裁檔案 —— 通知路線、陳述、回應 —— 跟足條例法定節奏(爭議起28日內提出;委任起55個工作日內裁決),定額或封頂收費。至於喺審裁中掛名擔任你嘅代表,屬可選項目,按個案評估先承接。
03
Contract Watch — retainer (by assessment)合約守護 · 月費(按個案承接)
A monthly retainer for live-project contract review, records discipline and dispute-avoidance advice — protecting entitlement before it ever becomes a dispute. Taken on case-by-case assessment. 為進行中嘅項目提供合約審閱、記錄管理及避免爭議意見嘅月費委託 —— 喺權益演變成爭議之前,先行守護。按個案評估承接。
04
Demand & back-charge defence被追數 / 被扣數:抗辯 + 反索
Hit with liquidated damages, a back-charge or a "late completion" claim? Don't just absorb it — and don't concede it. We take the claim apart: the documents they must produce to prove it — a delay analysis, certified completion, the withholding notice — are often missing, while we counter-claim what you're owed. 畀人罰 LD、被反扣、被嗌遲完工?唔好硬食,亦唔好亂認。我哋拆佢個 claim —— 佢要 prove 嗰啲文件(延誤分析、完工證明、扣數通知)好多時根本冇;同時幫你反索返自己應收嗰筆。
Fixed or capped定額或封頂
Quoted upfront for a defined scope. You know the cost before you commit — no open-ended meter. 就明確範疇預先報價。委託前清楚知道費用 —— 絕無無止境嘅計時收費。
Independent of outcome與結果無關
We don't take a share of your recovery. The fee is agreed before we start — what you win stays yours. 我們不會抽取您追討所得的任何份額。收幾多,動工前講清楚 —— 你追返嘅,全歸你。
Free first review免費初步評估
A short, confidential triage at no charge — followed by a written fixed-fee proposal before any work begins. 一節簡短而保密嘅初步評估,完全免費 —— 隨後喺展開任何工作之前,提供書面定額報價。
Fees run in four bands by dispute value — the free triage tells you which band you're in. 收費按爭議額分四個 band —— 免費睇案嗰下,就話你知你喺邊個 band。
B1 · up to HK$1MB1 · HK$100萬 以下
Small-claim sprint: lean records, a tight fixed-fee package, built to land inside the 28-day window. 細額爭議,輕裝快打:定額細 package,專為趕入 28 日窗口而設。
B2 · HK$1M–3MB2 · HK$100萬–300萬
The standard claim package: clause-and-fact anchored submission, quantum schedule, evidence index — complete and ready to serve. 標準 claim package:條款+事實掛鈎嘅陳述、數口表、證據索引 —— 齊件,可以直接出街。
B3 · HK$3M–10MB3 · HK$300萬–1,000萬
Reinforced build: at this size the other side usually has lawyers and QS support — your pack gets the extra review layers to withstand that level of attack. 加厚版:去到呢個額,對家多數有律師同 QS 撐腰 —— 你份嘢會加覆核層,頂得住嗰個級數嘅攻擊。
B4 · above HK$10MB4 · HK$1,000萬 以上
A different product, not just a bigger fee: bespoke scope, capped with milestone billing, usually working shoulder-to-shoulder with your solicitor as litigation support. 唔係「貴啲」,係另一個產品:度身範疇、封頂+分段收費,多數同你嘅律師併肩行(litigation support)。
Bands are set by dispute value; complexity (number of claim heads, delay analysis, state of the records) shapes the quote within the band. Every engagement starts with a written fixed or capped proposal after the free triage. Band 按爭議額劃分;複雜度(claim 條數、要唔要 delay analysis、記錄狀態)會影響 band 內嘅報價。所有委託一律先免費睇案,再出書面定額/封頂報價。
About關於我們
A principal-led consultancy. 由主理人親自主導的顧問服務。
Mentis Contracts is a Hong Kong construction claims and contract consultancy — turning site records into fast, fixed-fee Security of Payment claims, built from the contractor's side of the table. We are not a firm of solicitors and do not provide reserved legal services; where the law needs a lawyer, we work alongside yours. Mentis —— 香港建造申索及合約顧問,將地盤記錄變成趕得切、定額收費嘅SOPO付款申索,企喺承建商嗰邊。我哋唔係律師事務所,亦不提供須由律師處理嘅法律服務;涉及法律時,會同你嘅律師合作。
Our principal has worked both sides of the table — main-contractor and client-side project management. So we see how the other side thinks and where a dispute is really born, and we get it right at the source: whether you end up negotiating, in a SOPO adjudication, or with your solicitor, you are already on solid ground. 我哋主理人起樓同判人兩邊都做過 —— 由大判到業主項目管理。所以我哋睇得到對家點諗、爭議真正喺邊出世;喺源頭幫你砌好,你去到傾數、SOPO 定係搵律師,都已經企得住。
We handle payment claims, contract disputes and records for contractors of every size; larger projects and developer- or consultant-side disputes are taken by case-by-case assessment. 我哋處理付款申索、合約爭議同記錄整理,唔論工程大細;涉及較大型項目、發展商或顧問方嘅爭議,亦會按個案承接。
Get the records right, and the entitlement follows. 把記錄做對,權益自然隨之而來。The Mentis approachMentis 的理念
Free case triage免費睇案
Send the outline. We will map the next move. 先講大概,我哋幫你畫下一步。
Owed money, facing deductions, or unsure whether a SOPO clock has started? Use the first message to tell us the outline only: amount, project type, what happened, and any deadline you know. 被拖數、被扣數,或者唔肯定 SOPO 時鐘係咪已經開始?第一個訊息只需要講大概:金額、項目類型、發生咩事、你知道的死線。
The first triage is short, confidential and designed to answer one question: what is the safest next step worth taking? 首次睇案短而保密,只回答一個問題:下一步最安全、最值得做的是甚麼?
Please do not send confidential or privileged documents in this first message. 首次聯絡時,請勿傳送機密或受保密特權保護嘅文件。