Description
Book SynopsisDisruption of a construction project is of key concern to the contractor as any delay to the project will involve the contractor in financial loss, unless those losses can be recovered from the employer.
Trade Review“This book provides valuable guidance on how to save time and therefore money by avoiding -- or at least coping -- with the factors that cause expensive delays, or disruption on construction and engineering projects. Certainly its sage advice on dispute resolution should prove indispensable to everyone from architects and construction lawyers to project managers and quantity surveyors.” (Flickr.com, 7 August 2015)
Table of ContentsPreface vii
Acknowledgements ix
1 Introduction 1
1.1 Introduction 1
1.2 The aims of this book 3
1.3 The SCL Protocol 3
1.4 Conclusion 9
2 Contracts and Case Law 11
2.1 Introduction 11
2.2 Contracts 13
2.3 Case law 18
3 Planning, Programmes and Record Keeping 61
3.1 Background and history of planning 61
3.2 Planning and programming 64
3.3 Programme submission, review and acceptance 78
3.4 Programme updates and revisions 84
3.5 Progress records and other record keeping 91
4 Delay, Disruption and Causation 99
4.1 Delay 99
4.2 Disruption 107
4.3 Causation 118
5 Loss of Productivity 123
5.1 Introduction 123
5.2 Productivity and efficiency 124
5.3 Common causes of loss of efficiency 128
5.4 Methods of productivity measurement 133
6 Acceleration and Mitigation 153
6.1 Acceleration 153
6.2 Mitigation 164
Appendix 1 Definitions and Glossary 169
Appendix 2 Levels of Programmes 177
Appendix 3 SCL Protocol; Guidance Clauses on ‘Disruption’ 187
Index 191
