Construction Delay Claims, Seventh Edition, addresses the various aspects of disputes and claims arising from postponed and prolonged project performance. This new edition presents the most thorough and detailed review of delay claims liability available, including a complete description of the entire process for filing and pursuing claims, along with numerous cases and analyses. This resource also includes invaluable information about the most effective use of construction schedules to avoid delays or to prove their impact if they do occur.

The following new developments and issues are included in the Seventh Edition:

New sections on liability insurance, builder’s risk insurance, and professional liability insurance. Dealing with the risks and impact of epidemics and pandemics. New methods of as-built schedule analysis. Because of the economic loss doctrine, one subcontractor may not be directly liable to another subcontractor for the delays it caused. Rare cases of courts using bar charts to evaluate construction delays.

Courts conceding to the validity of a somewhat less categorical adherence to the critical path method.

Disputes related to the expedited fabrication and delivery of material and parts on a fast-track project. Public-Private Partnerships and the shift of the risk of cost increases, delays, and revenue performance from the public onto private investors. Documenting and demonstrating the quantum of a disruption claim to the level of certainty required by applicable law.

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Previous Edition: Construction Delay Claims, Sixth Edition, ISBN 9781454887874