Construction Claims Preparation & Evaluation Training Course

Course Overview

Learning Objectives

• Analyze the chain of proof every construction claim requires, from the event and contractual basis through causation to the effect on time and cost.
• Identify the contractual entitlement for a claim under FIDIC 1999 and 2017 conditions and comparable bespoke contracts used on regional projects.
• Establish notice and particulars procedures that protect entitlement and keep the claim file complete from the moment an event is identified.
• Organize contemporaneous records, daily reports, correspondence, programs, and photographs into an evidence matrix linked to each claimed event.
• Assess the strength and gaps of a project's records, and decide how missing evidence can be reconstructed credibly from other project sources.
• Select a suitable delay analysis method by comparing the available programs, the records, the size of the claim, and the stage of the project.
• Perform as-planned versus as-built comparison and time impact analysis, and show how each event affects the critical path and completion.
• Evaluate concurrent delay and pacing arguments, and explain their effect on extensions of time and on the recovery of prolongation costs.
• Calculate prolongation, site overhead, and head office overhead costs, and justify the formula or actual-cost basis selected for each item.
• Quantify disruption and loss of productivity using measured mile and other recognized methods, and recognize the weakness of global claims.
• Structure a clear claim submission with an executive summary, narrative, entitlement, delay analysis, quantum, and indexed supporting appendices.
• Evaluate a received claim objectively by testing entitlement, causation, records, delay analysis, and quantum, and requesting further particulars.
• Prepare reasoned evaluation reports and determinations that treat both parties fairly and remain defensible in negotiation or later dispute.

Who Should Attend

Learning Outcomes

• By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
• Trace a construction claim through the full chain of proof, from event and contractual basis to its effect on time and cost.
• Identify the provision that gives rise to entitlement under FIDIC 1999 and 2017 conditions and bespoke contract amendments.
• Draft notices and particulars that identify the event, the basis relied on, and the expected consequences, and keep them updated while the event continues.
• Build an evidence matrix that connects each claimed fact to contemporaneous records and supporting documents.
• Assess gaps in project records and choose credible means of reconstructing the missing evidence, stating clearly any limits on what the records can show.
• Choose a delay analysis method suited to the available programs, records, claim size, and stage of the project.
• Prepare a time impact analysis, and explain its result on the critical path and the completion date.
• Evaluate concurrent delay and mitigation arguments, and state how each one affects time and money.
• Calculate prolongation, overhead, disruption, and acceleration costs on a documented and justified basis, while avoiding double counting between heads of claim.
• Write a complete claim submission with a clear narrative, indexed exhibits, and a traceable quantum.
• Evaluate a received claim by testing its entitlement, causation, records, analysis, and quantum step by step.
• Produce a reasoned evaluation report or determination that can support negotiation or a later dispute process.

Course Outline