Delay Analysis
Construction Delay Analysis In-Depth
Often, construction projects suffer from unplanned delays due to a variety of reasons which can have severe financial repercussions on the project. Therefore, delay claims are filed to deal with construction delays.
At HPM Consultants, we provide you with a delay analysis report that gives an extensive analysis of the delay impact, its causes, and the effects. Our delay analysis experts have immense knowledge of construction projects, methods, scheduling, and the ability to develop a sound methodology. For an in-depth analysis, all documents are researched intensively by our schedule analysis experts to verify events, schedules, work sequence, changes made during construction, and the delay impact.
Some Common Causes of Delays in Construction Projects
Delay analysis has to deal with the causes of simple and complex issues that cause unnecessary and unseen delays in a project. Some common delay causes encountered in projects are:
- Errors, conflicting or missing information in the contract
- Delays caused by contractors for reasons under their control, including cash flow issues, less labor force, and lack of proper planning and management.
- Delays caused by external events like strikes, unusual weather conditions, or a subcontractor going out of business
- Owner-caused delays due to cash flow, scope changes, political factors impacting the project
- The inability for the team to work along, resulting in delays
Analyzing the Delays
For the delay to occur, there must be a cause and effect that would have an impact on the completion of the project. The main objective of delay analysis is to determine what the effect of a cause is, which is handled by our expert analysts at HPM Consultants.
Visit HPM Consultants for Delay Claim Analysis Services
At HPM Consultants, we offer delay claim analysis services in Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Bay Area, and Orange County. Our delay analysis specialists assist owners, contractors, and attorneys to resolve delay disputes by providing resources and guidance on how to analyze and deal with construction delays.
We also provide construction and forensic delay analysis training for those that wish to become experts in the field.
Retrospective and Prospective Analysis
Delay analysis is categorized into retrospective and prospective analysis.
- Retrospective analysis is done if the delay has already taken place and the effect on the completion date has been seen.
- A prospective analysis is done while the delay is occurring, and determines the impact it will have on the completion date of the project.
Forensic Schedule Delay Analysis Methods
Construction scheduling has grown in the past fifty years and has brought several different methodologies used for analyzing construction delays. This has led to a specialized disciple: the forensic construction schedule day analysis. It’s the study and investigation of events leading to construction delays using scheduling methods.
Our analysts find the cause and impact of the delays to resolve any construction delay claims through legal proceedings or negotiations between the parties.
Here are some commonly used delay analysis methods that we use at HPM Consultants:
- As-Planned vs. As-Built Method
- Impact As-Planned Method
- Collapsed As-Built Method
- Window Analysis Method
- Time-Impact Analysis
