Construction Delay Claims: with Assessments of Project Completion, Productivity, Overheads, and Profit

This book addresses the following questions:

• What delays should be anticipated in the estimate?

• Should a brief schedule be submitted with the tender?

• What is a good method of measuring current project completion and attained productivity?

• What is the value of the weekly field progress report?

• Why is the Eichleay Formula inequitable to allocate overhead to a delayed project, and what is a better method of doing so?

• When do finance charges duplicate profit charges?

• Why does a delayed project require more profit?

• What affects claim entitlements?

• Why is mitigating the potential delay damages so important?

• When must a claim be adjusted for the claimant’s shortcomings?

• When should a claims expert and/or a claims lawyer be consulted?

• What should go into a claim submission?

• What is the best response to a claim submission?

• How should settlement negotiations be conducted?

• What are the alternatives to settlement negotiations?

• Who are the witnesses that make a difference?

• Why is the business relations angle so important?

• and more...
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Arthur O.R. Thormann was born 1934 in Berlin, Germany, and emigrated to Canada in 1951.

He has been involved with construction projects for over half a century and as a consultant on delay claims for a good part of that time. He was also active in labor negotiations, as a trustee on employee benefit funds, and in the teaching of estimating courses. He believes that Canadians are among the freest thinkers of the world and a great people, and Arthur decided to join them as a fellow citizen.

His home base is in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Arthur O.R. Thormann was born 1934 in Berlin, Germany, and emigrated to Canada in 1951.He has been involved with construction projects for over half a century and as a consultant on delay claims for a good part of that time. He was also active in labor negotiations, as a trustee on employee benefit funds, and in the teaching of estimating courses. He believes that Canadians are among the freest thinkers of the world and a great people, and Arthur decided to join them as a fellow citizen.His home base is in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.