The intended purpose of construction scheduling is to assist with proper planning and coordination of a project.  Unfortunately, construction schedules are often used to help build claims against project owners.  For both owners and contractors, a careful drafting and reading of the schedule specifications is imperative. Otherwise - Contractors can lose their rights; Owners can ... Read more

Change orders are inevitable on construction projects. They act as a safety relief valve for both owners and contractors over the course of construction. While changes cannot be stopped all together, they can, and must, be managed, for the benefit of both the owner and the contractor, to enable delivery of successful projects on time ... Read more

This webinar highlights issues and technology related to water availability, plus innovations in generating energy from water and wind. WHERE HAS THE WATER GONE?  WHAT TO DO NOW. Water collection and distribution worldwide is now based on assumptions that climate change has thrown out the window.  Dams aren’t filling, river flow is down, and snow ... Read more

The intended purpose of construction scheduling is to assist with proper planning and coordination of a project.  Unfortunately, construction schedules are often used to help build claims against project owners.  For both owners and contractors, a careful drafting and reading of the schedule specifications is imperative. Otherwise - Contractors can lose their rights; Owners can ... Read more

This webinar thoroughly discusses early warning signs that particular types of claims or disputes may occur if prompt action is not taken. It outlines signs and timing for Owners and Contractors, so they can deal proactively with these situations and prevent claims and disputes from disrupting their project. Participants will: Learn numerous early warning signs ... Read more

To avoid all time or cost claims there must be no changes, no delays, no shortage of qualified craft labor, no late material or equipment deliveries, no bad weather, etc. – all virtually impossible.  However, claims do not have to result in disputes.  Disputes arise when contractors and owners cannot resolve claims by negotiation and ... Read more

This webinar thoroughly discusses uses and risks of Ghost Schedules by both parties for better project control, decision making, and faster resolution of claims.  Not uncommon, but rarely written about, Ghost Schedules, also known as secret or shadow schedules, are used “behind the scenes” on construction projects for various purposes. Contractors use them to record ... Read more

We will look at RFI use and abuse, including real life data from 1,400 projects and a sample RFI General Conditions clause to help control the process and reduce the impact of the RFI “paper war.”  We will discuss the genesis of RFIs, their development in the industry, a frequent common use, and their impact ... Read more

All construction professionals must learn how to prepare, analyze, and justify time extension requests. Owners and their representatives must receive, analyze, and recommend a course of action, and decide on all time extension requests submitted by contractors. Contractors and CM’s @Risk are required to analyze, prepare, justify, and submit time extension requests on behalf of ... Read more

A contractor’s right to complete work early was acknowledged by U.S. Courts in the 1960’s.  Delayed early completion claims arose shortly thereafter and became somewhat common in the industry. It was then, and remains now, a controversial issue in the construction industry, and many project owners refuse to accept early completion baseline schedules.  Others craft ... Read more