Construction Delay Analysis Intermediate E-Course

• Understand the key learning outcomes for the course.
• Discover why delay analysis is such a specialist area within the construction industry.
• Learn why delay analysis exists and situations where the Contractor/Employer may need to perform a delay analysis.
• Understand the typical challenges you will come up against when performing a delay analysis.

• The purpose of project planning and the fundamentals that make up a programme, including tasks, durations, sequencing and logic.
• Understand the difference between planning and programmes and the different techniques available for conveying the plan.
• Learn how a programme is updated and the fundamental issues of Float, the Critical Path and Milestones.

• We introduce the concept of the planning lifecycle and the importance of a reliable baseline programme.
• Learn how to establish baseline integrity through examples of good and bad practice.
• Understand the concept of validation and how to validate the baseline programme to ensure a reliable delay analysis.

ASSIGNMENT: you will review a baseline programme that follows bad practice. You’ll identify the baseline faults in this programme and how they could be rectified. You’ll then be asked to consider a ‘good’ baseline programme and identify the good practices adopted in the programme. Finally, you’ll consider how different elements of the programme will help in a delay analysis submission.

• Learn the principle of liability and contractual entitlement for an extension of time claim.
• Understand the role of liquidated damages under civil code and common law jurisdictions.
• Extension of time principles are illustrated under FIDIC, JCT and NEC forms of contract.
• Understand the relationship to recovery of compensation.

• Learn about the Society of Construction Law’s Delay and Disruption Protocol, 2^nd Edition (2017).
• Understand the protocol’s position with respect to ‘Contemporaneous Analysis’ and ‘Time Distant Analysis’ (retrospective).
• We also review the protocol’s stance on selecting an appropriate method and the difference between ‘Cause & Effect’ and ‘Effect & Cause’ methods.
• Understand how criticality and delay is determined under the protocol.

• Understand the differences between a prospective and retrospective delay analysis.
• We review the two prospective methods of ‘Impacted As Planned’ and ‘Time Impact Analysis’. We explain how each works as well as their advantages and disadvantages.

ASSIGNMENT: you will be asked to impact a delay event under two forms of prospective analysis: an ‘Impacted as Planned’ method and a ‘Time Impact Analysis’ method.

• Recap the differences between a prospective and retrospective delay analysis.
• Learn about the four retrospective methods of:
  • ‘As Planned v As Built’
  • ‘Longest Path’
  • ‘Time Slice Windows’
  • ‘Collapsed As Built’
• From this module, you’ll the advantages and disadvantages of using each method.

Concurrent delay remains one of the most discussed issues in delay analysis. With that in mind, we’ve developed a module specifically on the topic. You’ll have an opportunity to understand it and find out how it impacts construction scheduling and analysis.

• We review the SCL Delay and Disruption Protocol and its views with respect to concurrency
• Examine the two approaches for assessing concurrency: orthodox and ‘First in Time’.

• Understand the burden of proof.
• Examine different evidence sources.
• Learn about triangulation of data, as-built validation and recording of evidence.

These are all critical components needed to meet evidential requirements and in turn, prove a causal link between a delay event and its effect.

• Understand the link between time and money.
• We examine the main heads of claim and illustrate through an example, how loss and expense (prolongation) is assessed against periods of critical delay.