Construction Delay Claims: with Assessments of Project Completion, Productivity, Overheads, and Prof

This book addresses the following questions:

- What delays should be anticipated in the estimate?

- Should a brief schedule be submitted with the tender?

- What is a good method of measuring current project completion and attained productivity?

- What is the value of the weekly field progress report?

- Why is the Eichleay Formula inequitable to allocate overhead to a delayed project, and what is a better method of doing so?

- When do finance charges duplicate profit charges?

- Why does a delayed project require more profit?

- What affects claim entitlements?

- Why is mitigating the potential delay damages so important?

- When must a claim be adjusted for the claimant's shortcomings?

- When should a claims expert and/or a claims lawyer be consulted?

- What should go into a claim submission?

- What is the best response to a claim submission?

- How should settlement negotiations be conducted?

- What are the alternatives to settlement negotiations?

- Who are the witnesses that make a difference?

- Why is the business relations angle so important?

- and more...