A tunnel project is under construction in Victoria, Australia. The work completed by the tunnelling subcontractor has been identified as containing substantial structural deficiencies. Therefore, the last few payment claims made by the subcontractor is currently being withheld. The head contractor is also refusing the time extension requests (caused by extreme weather conditions) made by the subcontractor. This issue has now been escalated into a dispute. Your group is required to detail, discuss, and compare three alternative dispute resolution methods available for the parties to the matter to avoid litigation and get the dispute resolved in a more effective and efficient manner.

Different dispute methods Mediation, Conciliation, ,Adjudication can be used to compare the above data .