Construction Delay Claims, 7th Edition

Author: Barry B. Bramble, Esq.; Michael T. Callahan
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S.
ISBN: 9781543823653
Published In: August 2024
Format: Loose-leaf
Jurisdiction: U.S. ? Disclaimer:
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Construction Delay Claims, Seventh Edition, addresses the various aspects of disputes and claims arising from postponed and prolonged project performance. This new edition presents the most thorough and detailed review of delay claims liability available, including a complete description of the entire process for filing and pursuing claims, along with numerous cases and analyses. This resource also includes invaluable information about the most effective use of construction schedules to avoid delays or to prove their impact if they do occur.

The following new developments and issues are included in the Seventh Edition:

New sections on liability insurance, builder’s risk insurance, and professional liability insurance.
Dealing with the risks and impact of epidemics and pandemics.
New methods of as-built schedule analysis.
Because of the economic loss doctrine, one subcontractor may not be directly liable to another subcontractor for the delays it caused.
Rare cases of courts using bar charts to evaluate construction delays.
Courts conceding to the validity of a somewhat less categorical adherence to the critical path method.
Disputes related to the expedited fabrication and delivery of material and parts on a fast-track project.
Public-Private Partnerships and the shift of the risk of cost increases, delays, and revenue performance from the public onto private investors.
Documenting and demonstrating the quantum of a disruption claim to the level of certainty required by applicable law.

Contracts can be your first line of defense against delays. But they have to be drafted very carefully.Construction Delay Claims gives you an in-depth analysis of all the pertinent clauses and details what they can and can’t do to minimize delays and avoid litigation.

Construction Delay Claims, Fifth Edition, by Barry B. Bramble and Michael T. Callahan is written for everyone involved with delay and impact construction claims—the most common form of disputes in the construction industry. You’ll find that this resource presents the most thorough, detailed review of delay claims liability available, including a complete description of the entire process for filing and pursuing claims along with more than 1,950 cases and analyses.

Construction Delay Claims gives you the information you need to determine your best course of action. The book presents detailed knowledge drawn from the authors’ thirty-five years of experience in the industry. You’ll learn how to anticipate delays and mitigate damages through the use of advanced planning and immediate responses by the parties involved. You’ll also receive helpful instructions about the best use of construction schedules to avert delays, or to prove their impact if they do occur.

Construction Delay Claims keeps you completely up-to-date with the changes in the construction industry, and the construction litigation process. Coverage includes:

Effective ways to challenge a claimant’s use of the Total Cost Method of Calculation
The effectiveness of “no damages for delay” clauses
The use of ADR methods to resolve delay claims
The meaning and implication of concurrent delays
Cumulative impact effect of multiple change orders
The impact and probability of delays in design-build, construction management, and multiple prime contracting
Latest research into the effect and measurement of lost productivity
The most recent assessments of how states are applying the Eichleay formula