Course Overview

Extension of time (EOT) has become a frequent activity in many construction projects. EOT is sometimes a difficult element for clients to agree upon which is why the individuals dealing with these clients need to be clever, fast, confident, and persuasive.

Project managers who are eager to improve and refine their management skills will benefit from this course. However, the benefits have not just been confined to project managers but go beyond that field as well.

The intention of this training is to understand EOT delay, and perform cause and effect analysis to make an evaluation based on the type of delay and who owns the EOT claim entitlement.

This course aims at improving the work efficiency and competency of project managers, planning engineers, contract administrators, construction managers, technical managers, and other relevant occupations dealing with construction projects.

Why is this ‘Construction Delay Analysis Masterclass’ course different from the others? The underlying problem with most courses teaching similar subjects like the ones covered in this course is that they emphasise upon purely ‘studying’ rather than enabling participants to utilise the information and skills they learn from their respective courses.

This is what sets this course apart from the others – the provision for practical application of working on real claims. This Zoe training course will empower you with the consciousness of challenging your thinking capacities and boost your competency as it challenges your perspective and way of thinking about claims.

Course Objectives

Upon completing this Construction Delay Analysis Masterclass course successfully, participants will be able to:

• Find different project documents and correspondences
• Develop events documents along with a transcript of possible discussion topics
• Create templates for each event for team discussion and client clarifications
• Prepare supporting letter for all relevant events
• Develop an EOT log, including all relevant data
• Write a narrative report for your claim showing the delays

Training Methodology

This is an interactive training program and will consist of the following training approaches:

• Lectures
• Seminars & Presentations
• Group Discussions
• Assignments
• Case Studies & Functional Exercises
  Similar to all our courses, this program also follows the ‘Do-Review-Learn-Apply’ model.

Organisational Benefits

Companies who send in their employees to participate in this Construction Delay Analysis course can benefit in the following ways:

• Analyse areas of project delay and pick out and eradicate the most problematic ones
• Help your employees identify the areas where lags are occurring and the techniques of convincing clients for extension of project time frames
• Provide legitimate claims, with sufficient information, to convince clients to provide you with an extension

Personal Benefits

Professionals who participate in this Construction Delay Analysis training can benefit in the following ways:

• Understand project contracts in a detailed manner
• Help and empower yourself to manage time more effectively and efficiently in real-world scenarios
• Strategies for defending the organisation against and preventing penalties as a result of time delays in project completion
• Identify the right and most effective methods of reporting project delays
• Recognise how to estimate project delays in days if you have more than one delay event concurrently
• Know how to defend your claim and be ready for client discussions

Who Should Attend?

This Construction Delay Analysis Training course is suitable for:

• Quantity Surveyors
• Commercial Managers
• Construction Lawyers
• Engineers Interested in Switching Careers
• Project Managers
• Planning Engineers
• Consultants
• Any other relevant personnel

Course Outline

MODULE 1: INTRODUCTION
• Brief History of Construction Contracts & Case Law
• Introduction to Claims
• Claims – A Holistic View
• The Concept of Claims
• Claims against Consultants
• Types of Delay
• Forensic Schedule Delay Analysis
• Find the Events

MODULE 2: CLAIMS QUANTUM – PRELIMINARIES MODELLING
• Collect and Record Supporting Documents
• Major Claim Headings
• Creating a Contract Model
• Creating an EOT Prelims Model
• Key Errors to Avoid

MODULE 3: ANALYSIS OF EOT CLAIM
• Analyse the Delays
• Build Your Case
• Defend Your Case
• EOT Workshop
• EOT Workshop Solution

MODULE 4: INCREASED PLANT LABOUR AND MATERIAL COSTS
• Case Law Analysis
• Quantum Spreadsheet

MODULE 5: CLAIMS FOR LOSS OF PROFIT & RECOVERY OF CLAIMS PREPARATION COSTS
• Legal Analysis of Loss of Profit Claims
• Loss of Profit Under FIDIC & Recovery of Claims Preparation Costs
• Advanced Global Claims

MODULE 6: WORKSHOP ASSIGNMENTS
• EOT Workshop Assignments
• Case Study Based Workshops

MODULE 7: EOT CLAIM AND CASE ANALYSIS
• EOT Claim Template – An Explanation
• Recovery of Banking Related Losses

MODULE 8: DELAY ANALYSIS AND OTHER TECHNIQUES
• Delay Analysis Techniques
• Types of Delay
• Contractor Delay Events
• Client/Engineer Delay Events
• Contractor Time Claims Clause
• Client Claims Clause
• Claims Notice letters
• Cause and Effect Analysis
• Programme Schedule for Entitlement Review
• Claims Entitlement Analysis
• Claims Quantification
• Sample Delay Notice

MODULE 9: CHOICE OF CONTRACTS
• Choice of Contracts
• Clients Objectives
• Contracting Methods
• Standard Forms of Contract
• Joint Ventures
• Other Forms of Contract
• Special Conditions & Contract Documents

MODULE 10: TENDER AND ACCEPTANCE
• Tender & Acceptance
• Selection & Pre-Qualification
• Time Allowed for Tendering
• Exploitation of Poor Tender Documents by Contractors
• Preparing the Tender
• Qualified Tenders
• Evaluation Criteria
• Rejection Acceptance & LOI

MODULE 11: MONITORING DELAY AND DISRUPTION CLAIMS PREVENTION
• Monitoring Delay and Disruption of Claims & Prevention
• Possession of Site & Commencement
• Pre-Commencement Meeting
• Instructions & Drawing Issues
• Site Instructions & Verbal Instructions
• Form of Instructions
• Programme & Progress
• Notice: Records & Particulars
• Delays after the Contract Completion Date
• Minimizing Exposure to Claims & Prevention

MODULE 12: FORMULATION AND PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS
• Formulation & Presentation of Claims
• Notice & Presentation of Extension of Claims
• Delays after the Contract Completion Date
• Summary on Presentation of EOT Claims
• Recovery of Loss/or Expenses/ and or Damages
• Notice of Intention to Claim Financial Recompense
• Particulars & Further information to Support Claim
• Prolongation Claims
• Concurrent delays
• Disruption & Loss of Productivity
• Claims for Acceleration
• Variations
• Day Works
• Fluctuations
• Quantum Merit
• Finance Charges: Remedies for Late Payments
• Cost of Preparing the Claim
• Assessment & Evaluation
• Summary of Presentation of Claims for Additional Payment
• Quantum Merit
• Formal Claim Submission

MODULE 13: RESPONSE TO CLAIMS: COUNTERCLAIMS
• Response to Claims & Counter Claims
• EOT
• Claims for Additional Payment
• Counter Claims
• Liquidated Damages
• General Damages
• Claims Against Subcontractors

MODULE 14: AVOIDANCE, RESOLUTION AND SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES
• Avoidance, Resolution & Settlement of Disputes
• Claim Submission
• Negotiation
• Resolution of Disputes by Third Parties
• Enforcement of Foreign Awards