delay and disruption analysis
We analyse programme impact using the baseline and updated programmes, site records, correspondence and progress data, applying an appropriate method — as-planned versus as-built, time impact or windows analysis — and explaining why that method fits the available records. Causation is separated from concurrency, and critical delay is distinguished from delay that consumed float. Disruption, which is frequently the larger loss and the one most often abandoned, is quantified through measured productivity comparison where the records support it rather than through a global percentage uplift.
quantum, substantiation and presentation
Entitlement means nothing without proof. We build the quantum from the contract: prolongation costs, time-related preliminaries, additional resource, finance, and variation valuation at contract rates or fairly built-up rates. Every head of claim is tied to specific evidence — invoices, timesheets, site diaries, plant records, notices, minutes — and set out in a structured narrative that a decision-maker can follow from cause to effect to money. The same rigour applies when we assess a claim on an employer's behalf: we test each head against the contract and the record and respond in writing with reasons.
avoidance and resolution
Most claims are made or lost during the works, through notices given or missed and records kept or not kept. We advise clients on the notice regime and the record-keeping that protects their position, and intervene early when an event with claim potential occurs. Where a dispute is already live we support negotiation and mediation, prepare the submissions and supporting analysis for adjudication or arbitration, and give a frank view of the strength of the position so commercial decisions are taken with open eyes.
what you receive
- —review of contractual entitlement and notices
- —delay and disruption analysis with programme evidence
- —quantification of prolongation and additional cost
- —fully substantiated claim submissions
- —independent assessment of and response to claims
- —negotiation, mediation and adjudication support
Whether you are pursuing an entitlement or defending against one, an early, evidence-based analysis is the cheapest route to a resolution. Send us the contract and the records and we will tell you where you stand.
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