Information about Construction Delay
Construction delays are delays in progress compared to the baseline construction schedule.
Construction delays in residential and light construction are often the result of miscommunication between contractors, subcontractors, and property owners. These types of misunderstandings and unrealistic expectations are usually avoided through the use of detailed critical path schedules, which specify the work, and timetable to be used, but most importantly, the logical sequence of events which must occur for a project to be completed. Delays in construction projects are frequently expensive, since there is usually a construction loan involved which charges interest, management staff dedicated to the project whose costs are time dependent, and ongoing inflation in wage and material prices.
However, in more complex projects, problems will arise that are not foreseen in the original contract, and so other legal construction forms are subsequently used, such as change orders, lien waivers, and addenda.
In construction projects, as well in other projects where a schedule is being used to plan work, delays happen all the time. It's what is being delayed that determines if a project, or some other deadline such as a milestone, will be completed late.
Before analyzing construction delays, a clear understanding of the general types of delays is necessary. There are four basic ways to categorize delays:
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Construction delays in residential and light construction are often the result of miscommunication between contractors, subcontractors, and property owners. These types of misunderstandings and unrealistic expectations are usually avoided through the use of detailed critical path schedules, which specify the work, and timetable to be used, but most importantly, the logical sequence of events which must occur for a project to be completed. Delays in construction projects are frequently expensive, since there is usually a construction loan involved which charges interest, management staff dedicated to the project whose costs are time dependent, and ongoing inflation in wage and material prices.
However, in more complex projects, problems will arise that are not foreseen in the original contract, and so other legal construction forms are subsequently used, such as change orders, lien waivers, and addenda.
In construction projects, as well in other projects where a schedule is being used to plan work, delays happen all the time. It's what is being delayed that determines if a project, or some other deadline such as a milestone, will be completed late.
Before analyzing construction delays, a clear understanding of the general types of delays is necessary. There are four basic ways to categorize delays:
- Critical or Non-Critical
- Excusable or Non-Excusable
- Concurrent or Non-Concurrent
- Compensable or Non-Compensable
Construction Claims Resources
Construction Risk.com Resource for information on latest trends in project delays and construction claimsTrauner Consulting Services, Inc.Construction Claims Consultant and resource on avoiding and mitigating construction claims. Author of the book, "Construction Delays".
Spire Consulting Group, LLC.International construction claims consulting firm that provides valuable resources and services on best practices for avoiding, preparing and resolving construction claims and disputes involving delays and disruptions.
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construction is the building or assembly of any infrastructure on a site or sites. Although this may not be thought of as a single activity, in fact construction is a feat of multitasking.
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In project management, a schedule consists of a list of a project's terminal elements with intended start and finish dates.
A Gantt chart can provide a graphical representation of a project schedule.
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A Gantt chart can provide a graphical representation of a project schedule.
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The Critical Path Method, abbreviated CPM, or critical path analysis, is a mathematically based algorithm for scheduling a set of project activities. It is a very important tool for effective project management.
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construction is the building or assembly of any infrastructure on a site or sites. Although this may not be thought of as a single activity, in fact construction is a feat of multitasking.
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Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design and construction of the physical and natural built environment, including works such as bridges, roads, canals, dams and buildings.
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Project planning is part of project management, which relates to the use of schedules such as Gantt charts to plan and subsequently report progress within the project environment.
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