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9 Best Practice Tips for a Schedule Analysis of Construction Delays

Best Practices Construction Law

When savvy contractors face delays on a project, they immediately take steps to provide notice, document, evaluate and plan for recovery from those delays. According to the article, there are eight guidelines that any schedule delay analysis comply with, including: Compare the planned work before and after each delay.

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What I Learned from My Kids About Delay Claims

Best Practices Construction Law

According to a great Construction Law International article by my friends Don and Rob, there are eight guidelines that any schedule delay analysis comply with, including: Compare the planned work before and after each delay. Generally, the delay must affect the critical path of the work to be compensable. So, which method is correct?

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8 Best Practice Tips for a Schedule Analysis of Construction Delays

Best Practices Construction Law

When savvy contractors face delays on a project, they immediately take steps to provide notice, document, evaluate and plan for recovery from those delays. According to the article, there are eight guidelines that any schedule delay analysis comply with, including: Compare the planned work before and after each delay.

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What I Learned from My Kids About Delay Claims

Best Practices Construction Law

According to a great Construction Law International article by my friends Don and Rob, there are eight guidelines that any schedule delay analysis comply with, including: Compare the planned work before and after each delay. Generally, the delay must affect the critical path of the work to be compensable. So, which method is correct?

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Reopening Washington: What Businesses Need to Know about Workplace Safety and Preventing the Spread of Covid-19

Safety Services Company

During the phasing in of business operations, all companies must adopt rules for employee and client safety that follow the guidelines set by the Governor’s office. Compensating for Social Distancing. Businesses must continue to follow the state’s industry-specific guidelines during the Safe Start program.

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What Type of Schedule Analysis Should be Performed in Construction Delay Claims?

Best Practices Construction Law

"There is an undeniable need for logical, factually supportable and credible evidence to assist in calculating delay, time extensions, concurrency and compensability as well as liquidated damages and actual damages." Generally, the delay must affect the critical path of the work to be compensable. Tie causation to each delay.

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Reducing 3 Types of Construction Waste to Increase Home Builder Profit

Pro Builder

It’s essential to order extra studs in order to compensate for faulty studs. Document the percentages of materials that are allocated for damages, miscuts, and mistakes, and be sure to communicate them to your trade partners. Studs are an excellent example of required waste. Without these conversations, the house plans are meaningless.