Petrocontracts offer forensic planning service so as to assess the delays that occurred during a construction programme period and evaluates whether those delays were foreseeable and avoidable.
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Petrocontracts offer forensic planning service so as to assess the delays that occurred during a construction programme period and evaluates whether those delays were foreseeable and avoidable.
The term ‘forensic’ is used because this work is typically undertaken after the construction process has been substantially completed. Forensic planning can also be used to assess how much of an influence the delays may have had on the overall cost and timescale of a project.
Contractually, the base line schedule agreed at the beginning of contract works are compared with the actual time line in undertaking the works. Comparison between the baseline and actual schedule will demonstrate the delays. Construction projects can be delayed due to a number of varying circumstances; these often include:
There are many textbooks and publications which describe the available methods of delay analysis.
One such publication is the Society of Construction Law Second Edition of the Delay and Disruption Protocol (February 2017). This publication, which is used extensively in construction disputes globally, cites six commonly used delay analysis methods:
Petrocontracts set out the appropriateness of each method, for the preparation of the contractor’s claim and selects the most applicable / appropriate method for delay claim assessment.
One of the commonly used method is Window sampling method which allows us to take a number of predetermined periods of time and analyse the implications of the collated information and the impact on the construction activities within that period. It is an efficient and cost-effective method of analysis in drawing conclusions about the overall implications of the delays.
