Subjects:

Construction Law

Contents:

1 The construction industry's propensity for delays

2 Planning for the project

3 Planning techniques

4 Monitoring progress

5 Analysis of delay

6 Preparing and evaluating a claim

7 Standard forms of contract

8 Case law and delay

9 Dispute resolution

Construction projects frequently suffer from delays. For years construction industry professionals have struggled to unravel the causes and assess periods of delays without the assistance of up-to-date practical advice on the subject - until now.

About Time provides a straightforward reference for everyone working in the building and civil engineering industry who needs to understand delay claims. It contains clear explanations of:

• various forms of construction programming techniques
• how to monitor and record progress
• how to analyse delays
• strengths and weaknesses of the different techniques
• requirements of the main standard forms of contract
• key English case law concerning construction delay claims
• different means of resolving disputes

This book is written in simple English, free from acronyms and programmers' jargon, and tackles the difficulties of delay analysis head on. As a result About Time strips away the mystique surrounding the subject of delay analysis and reveals the limitations of the various methods of delay analysis commonly used.