Construction Scheduling & Delay Claims Seminar

• Project Planning

  • Strategic Project Planning
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Process Development & Improvement
  • Project Due Diligence
  • Front-end Planning
  • Strategic Asset Management
  • Sustainability Planning
  • Project Scope Development

• Risk Management

  • Risk Identification
  • Probability Assessments
  • Sensitivity Risk Analysis
  • International Risk Evaluations
  • Cost Escalation Analysis
  • Risk Monitoring
  • Schedule & Cost Forecasting
  • Decision Risk Analysis

• Program Management

  • Contract Risk Analysis
  • Constructability Reviews
  • Cost Management
  • Earned Value Management
  • Schedule Oversight
  • Total Float Management
  • Quality Assurance & Control
  • LEED Consulting Evaluations
  • Performance & Productivity Assessments

• Construction Management Consulting

  • Change Order Analysis
  • Construction Estimating
  • Construction CPM Scheduling
  • Productivity Analysis
  • Value Engineering
  • Staff Augmentation
  • Dispute Avoidance & Resolution

• Construction Claims

  • Claims Identification
  • Damage Assessments
  • Change Order Impacts
  • Schedule Delay Analysis
  • Acceleration Claims
  • Productivity Impact Evaluations
  • Claims Preparation & Presentation

• Litigation Support

  • Consulting Experts
  • Expert Witness Testimony
  • International Construction Experts
  • Quantification of Damages
  • Schedule Delays & Disruptions
  • Standards of Care
  • Productivity Loss
  • Differing Site Conditions
  • Construction Defects
  • Demonstrative Evidence

• Construction Training

  • Managing Construction Projects
  • International Cost Management
  • Contract Analysis
  • Schedule & Delay Claims
  • International Claims Management
  • Managing International Projects
  • Preconstruction Budgeting & Estimating

Construction Scheduling & Delay Claims Seminar

Construction Training

The scheduling and claims process has become increasingly complex. Today, owners face more construction project delivery options than ever before. In order to provide owners with the services they request, contractors, subcontractors and design professionals must be able to provide their services under a variety of scenarios. Each construction project has inherent opportunities, benefits, risks and pitfalls. How can the respective parties in the construction project management process take advantage of the opportunities and benefits available? What steps can each party take to avoid common scheduling and delay pitfalls and reduce risks inherent in the construction process?

This full day program will benefit all persons who want to have a better understanding of today's complex construction schedule and delay claim analysis process. It will examine the roles, responsibilities and perspectives of the parties. Our attendees will learn the techniques for scheduling and delay analysis of every construction project needs.

Seminar highlights:

• Proactive schedule management
• Development of Construction Schedules
• Delay claim practices and procedures

Construction Scheduling & Delay Claims Learning objectives:

• Learn about the importance and the significance of proper scheduling
• Explore useful scheduling tips and techniques
• Get an overview of delay damages and required proof for substantiation
• Find out what you need to know about delay claims
• Tips on using construction documents to identify and avoid problems, conflicts and pitfalls in a project

Possible Continuing Education Credit

• PMI 6.0
• AIA 6.0
• IACET 0.6
• TX ENG 6.0

Who Should Attend?

This one-day seminar is designed for project managers, contractors, subcontractors, presidents, vice presidents, owners, engineers, architects, contract managers, developers, and others who want an introduction on how to understand and read construction plans and schedules.

Seminar Outline

I. Developing and Managing the Schedule
A. The Schedule as a Useful Project Management Tool
B. Scheduling Basics
1. Activity Properties and Relationships
2. Critical Path Method Scheduling
3. Schedule Updates and Revisions
C. Useful Scheduling Tips and Techniques

II. Significance of Scheduling
A. Project Schedule as a Contract Document
B. Basis for Delay Claims
C. Delay Damages and Their Proof
D. Other Schedule-Related Damages

III. Delay Claims
A. Management at Discovery of Changes and Claims
B. Management During Occurrences of Change and Claim
C. Preparation of Changes and Claims

IV. Aspects of Plan Interpretation
A. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly – Contract Document Warranty of Adequacy of Plans and Specification
B. Changes and Force Account Work
C. Satisfaction Clauses in Contract Documents – Their Legal Significance

Please contact us for additional information on our programs and schedule availability.

Disclaimer: These seminars are intended to be a source of general information on specific topics. The interpretation and application of these seminars' contents may vary from project to project depending upon, but not limited to the executed contract, the parties’ actions or inactions, or other contemporaneous project documents. While the information in these seminars are intended but not guaranteed to be accurate, no representations or warranties are made, express or implied, that this information is correct, complete, or up-to-date.

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