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Construction has always been a risky business; however, today's construction marketplace contains risk elements that relate to responsibilities and performance issues defined by the contract as well as outside factors that impinge on the performance of the field work. These risks can cause substantial increase in time and cost of contract performance if not adequately mitigated. Thus, claims for increased time of performance and increased direct and indirect costs may be inevitable on complex engineering and construction projects. This text identifies the most common reasons why construction claims occur and what owners and contractors can and should do to prevent them.
Topics discussed include the following:
Situations causing costly claims
Why construction disputes occur and how to promote early and amicable settlements
Assessment of problems associated with poor project management performance
Typical problems leading to delays, cost overruns, and claims on process plant and offshore oil & gas projects
Claims prevention-early mitigation steps
Project reviews
Site investigation
Claims mitigation during construction
Cost control for the project manager
Effective change order management
Keys to successful major project execution
Project team motivators and demotivators
Claims can be mitigated if the owner coordinates and cooperates on multi-prime construction projects
Commercial awareness training for EPC projects
Contractor's risk analysis to reduce the risk of claims
Owner and contractor guidelines to prevent claims
Construction claims analysis checklist
