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Construction Schedule Delays - The Leading Cause of Disputes

Construction Dive

If the owner is responsible, the contractor may be entitled to a mix of direct, overhead and impact costs. A recent dialogue on an AACE forum presented a situation where a time extension was granted for an owner-caused delay but an act of God subsequently occurred during the period.

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Email Sent After Final Payment Held Insufficient to Preserve Timeliness of Claim Against Government

Best Practices Construction Law

The opinion in Matcon Diamond is a good read for government contractors wanting to understand delay claims, critical path schedules, contractor delays versus Government delays, Eichleay formula for quantifying damages and understanding the difference between work stoppages and standby or idle periods of time. 59637 (Feb.

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8 Main Types of Construction Contracts

Autodesk Construction Cloud

The construction industry uses different kinds of agreements depending on the project’s scope, delivery, schedule, budget, and the parties involved. They also include overhead costs such as insurance, mileage, a portion of your office rent. First, you’ll need to keep track of all of your expenses and be prepared to present them.

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Reliable Construction Cost Estimating

Job Order Contracting

Construction supervision, and general office overhead, as well as any other costs should also be itemized separately. Each task has an associated time requirement, thus scheduling is also significantly enhanced. The final listing represents all tasks that must be completed for the associated project or work order. Learnings.

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(Still) Waiting for the Home Building Technology Revolution

Pro Builder

They thought scheduling was “pretty good.” . But despite access to an online scheduling portal from a big-name software company, most of the actual scheduling and updates were done by the field superintendent by phone. The very best ran schedules of 60 to 65 days, with some even in the low 40s. Technology wasn’t a factor.

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No Longer in the Dark: A Primer on the Distinction between Delay and Disruption Damages in a Construction Dispute

Best Practices Construction Law

According to the Contractor’s expert, the contract established a “baseline schedule … created by the County’s engineer,” which showed a starting date with unhindered access along the area of the road where the utilities were located. Under the contract, the County was responsible for moving gas, water, and fiber-optic utilities.

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How to analyze rates for Civil Engineering Projects

Construction Cost Estimating

Overhead and establishment charges 6. To calculate the cost of additional items which are not presented in the contract bond, but should be executed following the instructions of the department. To modify the schedule of rates because of raising in the cost of material and labor or owing to alteration in technique.