Construction Claims Management: Delay Analysis, Variations and Contractual Entitlements Training Course

Module 1: Fundamentals of Construction Claims Management

• Principles of Construction Claims
• Types and sources of construction claims
• Contractual entitlement and claim mechanisms
• Employer and contractor responsibilities
• Claim lifecycle and administration procedures
• Notice requirements and contractual time limits

Module 2: Contractual Entitlements and Claims Identification

• Identifying contractual entitlement
• Relevant contract clauses and conditions
• Employer-risk and contractor-risk events
• Change orders and instructed variations
• Unforeseen conditions and employer actions
• Establishing entitlement before quantification

Module 3: Delay Claims and Delay Analysis

• Principles of delay claims
• Excusable and non-excusable delays
• Compensable and non-compensable delays
• Critical path and schedule impact
• Baseline versus updated programmes
• Delay event identification
• Concurrent delay considerations
• Practical delay analysis methodologies

Module 4: Extensions of Time and Time Entitlement

• Principles of extensions of time
• Contractual procedures for time extension applications
• Notice and substantiation requirements
• Assessing critical delay
• Time impact assessment
• Extension of time submissions
• Evaluating contractor and employer delays
• Supporting evidence for time entitlement

Module 5: Variations, Changes and Additional Work

• Construction variations and change management
• Valuation of variations
• Additional and omitted works
• Provisional quantities and instructed changes
• Pricing variation work
• Time and cost consequences of variations
• Documentation and approval procedures
• Managing disputed variations

Module 6: Disruption and Loss of Productivity Claims

• Understanding construction disruption
• Disruption versus delay
• Causes of productivity loss
• Labour and equipment productivity impacts
• Access restrictions and work interference
• Sequencing changes and resource inefficiencies
• Measuring disruption impacts
• Supporting disruption claims with project records

Module 7: Project Documentation and Evidence Management

• Importance of project documentation
• Daily reports and site records
• Progress photographs and inspection records
• Correspondence and meeting minutes
• Programme updates and schedule records
• Labour, equipment, and material records
• Cost records and supporting invoices
• Maintaining contemporaneous evidence

Module 8: Claims Preparation, Quantification and Submission

• Principles of claims preparation
• Structuring a professional claim submission
• Establishing cause, effect, entitlement, and quantum
• Time impact assessment
• Cost and damages calculation
• Supporting schedules and technical evidence
• Claim narratives and substantiation
• Submission review and quality control

Module 9: Claims Assessment, Negotiation and Dispute Resolution

• Reviewing and evaluating claims
• Employer and consultant assessment procedures
• Negotiation strategies for construction claims
• Claim response preparation
• Settlement approaches
• Escalation procedures
• Mediation, adjudication, arbitration, and litigation overview
• Maintaining contractual and professional communication

Module 10: Integrated Construction Claims Management

• Managing the complete Construction Claims lifecycle
• Integrating contract, schedule, cost, and project documentation
• Claims registers and status tracking
• Monitoring potential entitlement throughout project execution
• Early identification of emerging claims
• Preventive claims management
• Lessons learned and claims closeout
• Building effective claims administration systems