Construction Delays

A nationally recognized construction expert in scheduling, construction management, cost overruns/damages, construction means and methods, and delay and inefficiency analysis, Ted has either managed construction or evaluated problems on virtually every type of project including transportation, water/wastewater treatment, power, process and manufacturing, medical, educational, commercial, correctional, hotels, condominiums, residential housing, and athletic facilities.

• ForewordAcknowledgementsIntroduction to Second EditionChapter 1: Project SchedulingThe Project ScheduleThe Purpose of a Project ScheduleTypes of Project SchedulesWhat is the Contemporaneous Schedule?What is the Critical Path?What is Float?Who Owns Float?Reviewing and Approving the Project ScheduleEarly Completion SchedulesChapter 2: Types of Construction DelaysWhat is a delay?Critical versus Non-Critical DelaysExcusable versus Non-Excusable DelaysCompensable versus Non-Compensable DelaysConcurrent DelaysChapter 3: Measuring Delays'the BasicsThe Importance of PerspectiveUse the Contemporaneous Schedule to Measure DelayDo Not Create Schedules After-the-Fact to Measure DelaysWhat to Do When there is No ScheduleWhat is the As-Planned Schedule?What is As-Built Information?The Importance of the Critical PathThe General Method for Analyzing a Schedule for DelaysThe Unique Position of SubcontractorsChapter 4: Delay Analysis Using Bar Chart SchedulesBar Chart Schedules versus CPM SchedulesDefining the Critical PathQuantifying Delays Using Bar Chart SchedulesChapter 4 ExampleChapter 5: Delay Analysis Using CPM SchedulesThe Advantages of Using CPM Schedules to Measure DelaysIdentifying the As-Planned ScheduleCorrecting versus Leaving ErrorsIdentifying Schedule Updates for the Purpose of Measuring DelaysUse of Scheduling Software and Other Software Tools in the Quantification of DelaysChapter 5 ExamplesChapter 6: Delay Analysis When there is No ScheduleUse of Contemporaneous Documents for Sequence and TimingUsing an As-Built Analysis to Quantify DelaysChapter 7: Other Analysis Techniques'Their Strengths and WeaknessesUsing Fragnets to Quantify DelaysWindows TechniquesImpacted As-Planned AnalysesCollapsed As-Built AnalysesAnalyses Based on DollarsBut-For Schedules, Analyses, and ArgumentsChapter 8: An Owner's Damages Due to DelayLiquidated DamagesActual DamagesChapter 9: A Contractor's Damages Due to DelayGeneral Guidelines for the Presentation and Recovery of DamagesTypes of Delay DamagesEscalation of Labor CostsEquipment CostsMaterial CostsOther Delay CostsChapter 10: Home Office OverheadWhat is Home Office Overhead?Effects of Delays on Home Office CostsEichleay FormulaCanadian MethodCalculation Using Actual RecordsNet Present Value AnalysisChapter 11: Inefficiency Caused by DelayWhat is Inefficiency?Ways That Delay Can Lead to InefficienciesQuantifying InefficiencyQuantifying the Costs of InefficiencyChapter 12: AccelerationWhat is Acceleration?Why is a Project Accelerated?Constructive AccelerationHow is a Project Accelerated?Quantification of the Time Savings Associated with AccelerationQuantifying the Costs of AccelerationChapter 13: Other Categories of Delay DamagesDamages Associated with Non-Critical DelaysConsulting and Legal CostsLost Profits/Opportunity CostsChapter 14: Determining Responsibility for DelayContract RequirementsGathering the FactsEvaluating ResponsibilityWeather DelaysChapter 15: Risk ManagementOwner's ConsiderationsConstruction Manager's ConsiderationsGeneral Contractor's ConsiderationsSubcontractor's and Supplier's ConsiderationsDesign Consultant's ConsiderationsReal Time Claims Management