1. What is Delay Start-up Insurance (DSU)? Delay in start-up (DSU) cover is designed to secure the portion of revenue which the owner: Requires to service debt; and Realize anticipated profit. It provides protection against delays arising from physical damage caused by any type of peril included in the relevant material damage cover, i.e. the... Continue Reading →
1. Introduction 1.1. Construction Claims What is Construction Claims? A construction claim is the assertion of a right demanding either additional time or/and payment due to the result of an action. It is possible to meet construction claims in all construction projects. Why do Construction Claims occur? Clients, contractors, and subcontractors of this environment try... Continue Reading →
What is Concurrent Delay in Construction Claims? Meaning of concurrent delay (from SCL Delay and Disruption Protocol 2nd Edition) True concurrent delay is the occurrence of two or more delay events at the same time, one an Employer Risk Event, the other a Contractor Risk Event, and the effects of which are felt at the... Continue Reading →
This article addresses the concepts of several typical delay analysis methods in construction claims. Why do we need Delay Analysis in Construction Claims? Because The Delay Must Affect The Critical Path The Construction Contracts often state that no adjustment to the critical milestones dates or the scheduled completion dates would be made unless the delay... Continue Reading →
The Driving Relationship is determined based on the Relationship Free Float and the business rules for Driving Relationships. Relationship Free Float Relationship Free Float (Rel FF): The Free Float on the relationship. Calculated as Successor Early Start (assuming a Finish to Start relationship) - Relationship Early Finish on the predecessors' calendar. This field is computed... Continue Reading →
In Primavera P6, when we use "longest path" option to determine the critical path, the process to determine the longest path is as follows: The longest path activities are determined by reviewing the schedule backwards (starting from the last activity) through the driving relationships; If the relationship between two activities is driving, then both activities... Continue Reading →
In the schedule update of Primavera P6, there are occasionally gaps (empty spaces) between the actual bars and the remaining bars as illustrated in picture below. The reasons and solutions for the issue are described in this article. Reason 1: Primavera P6 schedules and displays the activities on Gantt chart in a very detailed and... Continue Reading →
In Primavera P6 Schedule Options, there are 2 options for "Calculate start-to-start lag from". The purpose of these option is described below. We have a simple project: Activity A has FS relationship with Activity B Activity B has SS relationship with Activity C with a lag value of 2 days. The schedule option in this... Continue Reading →
Microsoft Project version 2013 or later provide a function named "Task Path" to highlight the driving predecessor or successor in gantt chart but not provide a function to filter the activity. We can create a macro to filter activity based on "Task Path" function. Go to View -> Macros -> Visual Basic Right click on... Continue Reading →
What is Concurrent Delay? The term āconcurrent delayā is commonly used to describe circumstances where owner-caused delays and contractor-caused delays occur at the same time. In true concurrency, the owner and contractor delay events (the cause of delay) both occur at the same time and the delay caused by the delay events start and finish... Continue Reading →
After completing delay analysis in Primavera P6 or MS Project, it is important to prepare a concise summary graphic report tailored for high-level management. Detailed reports, such as the one shown below, can be overwhelming and make it difficult to grasp the overall impact of delays at a glance. A simplified visualāsuch as a bar... Continue Reading →
Introduction An Collapsed As-Built / As-Built But-For Schedule Delay Analysis (ABBF) is a retrospective CPM schedule delay analysis technique that determines the earliest date that the required project completion activity, or various milestone activities could have been achieved but-for the owner-caused delays that occurred during the project. The amount of owner-caused delay determined from the ABBF Schedule... Continue Reading →
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