Construction Claims

The Loop Consulting Group’s professionals have an in-depth expertise to know that a theoretical article in the contract might have a potential to constitute the basis of a claim. In order to determine the most appropriate interpretation when analyzing the contract requirements, we identify the key issues by making the pre-project risk assessment and comprehensive feasibility analysis on contract documents.

The success of the Loop Consulting Group in identifying and addressing construction claims is based on many factors such as the ability to detect potential situations early and respond quickly, closely identify project management components and deep experience in this field. We will assist our clients in construction claims, which have specific conditions and require special solutions, including the following issues;

IDENTIFICATION OF THE CONSTRUCTION CLAIMS

– Scope Changes,
– Work Schedule Delays and Disruptions,
– Payment Claims,
– Termination Claims,
– Delayed Claims,
– The Cost of the Corrective Works,
– Wrongful Act Claims,
– Construction Productivity Loss,
– Construction Techniques and Methods,
– Unexpected and Different Site Conditions,
– Management Problems,
– Evaluation of Force Majeure Events,
– Defective and Incomplete Contract Documents,
– Constructive and Guided Modification,
– Acceleration of Construction Works,
– Wrongful Termination or Suspension of Contract,
– Construction Claim Presentation and Negotiation,

The calculation of the amount of the claims usually results in disputes between the parties. Our specialists are very skilled in calculating the quantification of the claims and handling them in a simple and clear way. Our method of handling the nuances of your contract and project and our knowledge in the construction sector makes us a reliable and high-level partner.

Loop’s services which are complementary to your need to identify construction claims cover the following issues;

– Claim Assessment and Amount Determination,
– Construction Productivity Loss,
– Construction Defect Assessment,
– Damage Assessments,
– Service Standard for Construction Specialists,
– Arbitration and Mediation Support,
– Counseling and Testimonial Experts,
– Expert Testimony,

Whether you are an investor, program manager, contractor, subcontractor, architect, engineer, production manager, or a lawyer, Loop’s consultants are competent to provide you with the analytical support needed to identify and mitigate the risks associated with claims in your project. Contact us or click here for more information about our services for identifying construction claims.

The claims arising from your projects can often cause extensive damage, including significant damage, and operational disruptions for your company and other project stakeholders. The assessment of the construction claims and preparing related damage reports is a rather challenging effort involving serious interactions between different components of the project management, such as cost estimation, temporal planning, logical sequencing, contract management, and risk management. The Loop Consulting Group’s construction claims consultants are experienced in the assessment, quantification, and presentation of construction damages, including the following issues;

– The Reason and Effect of the Damage,
– On-Site Investigations,
– Preparing the Preliminary Report,
– Direct Damages (Labor/Material/Equipment/Subcontractor),
– Total Project Costs (General Conditions/General Requirements),
– Extended Project Costs,
– Labor Productivity Loss and Deterioration,
– Material Price Increase,
– General Expenses of the Head Office,

The calculation of the amount of the claims usually results in disputes between the parties. Loop Consulting Group’s professional consultants are competent in providing the clients with the most appropriate solution for their claims a timely and cost-effective manner with a constructive approach for the projects carried out by the public sector, private sector, or public-private sector partnership (PPP). Loop’s services which are complementary to your need for damage analysis and quantification include the following issues;

– Eichleay formula Calculations,
– Preliminary Damage Assessment
– Claim Assessment and Amount Determination,
– Construction Productivity Loss,
– Construction Defect Assessment,
– Service Standard for Construction Specialists,
– Arbitration and Mediation Support,
– Consulting Specialists,
– Expert Testimony,

Loop’s damage analysis covers a comprehensive review of all documentation related to your dispute. Loop’s consultants can assess the issues related to your dispute in detail by reviewing the legal issues at in the contracts, construction methods, work schedules, quotation estimates, standards, design documents, change requests, and correspondence.

The studies on construction projects have shown that the increase in the percentage of changes in scope or demand has led to delays in work schedule and budget exceeding. An effective scope and change management play an important role in reducing the risks of the project. The change request may stem from the design review or other project processes that the investor, design and/or construction team involves in. On the other hand, the lack of information or the problems in the procurement of supplies may be among the reasons for the demand change.

Increase in the change requests may delay the completion date of the concerned project and it may cause a deviation from the targets of the project. Therefore, Loop Consulting Group assists you to analyze such situations and to develop necessary measures. Our consultants have been specialized in dealing with the required evidence throughout the construction period to determine the amount of the damage and delay that may arise from the changes and their cumulative effects and their causal relationship.

Our consultants can easily calculate the impacts of the cumulative change requests at any stage of the project by perfectly integrating the detailed work schedules prepared in accordance with the Critical Path Method (CPM) with the variables of the workforce, equipment, materials, and cost.

We assist our clients by identifying and defining the amount of any potential impact that may occur due to the following issues;

ASSESSMENT OF IMPACT OF CHANGE REQUEST

– Timing of Delays and Disruptions,
– Extra work,
– Pile of Works,
– Adverse Weather Conditions,
– Inadequate Response Time for Submissions,
– Unavailable Materials and Equipment,
– Timing and Coordination,
– Mutual Interaction,
– Acceleration,
– Different Site Conditions,

Contact us or click here to get more information about our scope or demand change assessment services.

The Loop Consulting Group has been specialized in the detection, analysis, preparation, presentation, and validation of the deviations that may occur in the work schedule and the delays and occasions that may arise in the consequences thereof during the implementation of construction projects. Loop’s professionals are competent to play a critical role in reducing the delays in the work schedule and damages by using the most advanced analysis methods.

With the experience of managing numerous projects that have been achieved in the international arena, Loop Consulting Group can help you produce a timely and cost-effective solution for the determination of responsibility and damages and quantifying the claims to be caused by the delays and disruptions in the work schedule by analyzing the performance of the parties.

Loop Consulting Group uses the following industry-standard tools and methods to identify, quantify, prepare, and present the work schedule claims.

WORK SCHEDULE DELAY CLAIMS ANALYSIS METHODS

– Time Impact Analysis,
– Critical Path Method Analysis,
– Daily Delay Analysis,
– Kümilatif Impact of Changes,
– Window Delay Analysis,
– The Longest Path Analysis,
– As-built or Constructed Analysis,
– Distribution of Total Float,
– As-planned Versus As-built Analysis,
– But for Analysis,
– Measured Mile Analysis,
– Collapsed As-built Analysis,

DAMAGE MEASUREMENT METHODS FOR DELAYS AND DISRUPTIONS

– Total Cost,
– Material Price Increase,
– Modified Total Cost,
– Pecuniary Indemnities,
– Measured Mile,
– Actual Damages,
– Futures Pricing,
– Separate Pricing,

Contact us or click here for more information about our services on work schedule delay analysis.

Time-Impact Analysis (TIA) or Time-Effect Evaluation (TIE) is an analysis method in which the effects of a delay are modeled and its effects of which shows the effects of a change on a work schedule prepared in accordance with the critical path method. Time-Impact Analysis (TIA) is useful since it is a technique that usually involves forward-looking analyzes rather than a retrospective analysis. This is partly due to investors’ ability to respond to analysis results and to optimize delay costs. Time-Impact analysis (TIA) can also be considered as a useful and acceptable tool for determining the effects of a delay in the past. It should be noted that the choice of the specific analysis methods should be based on professional judgments, real research, and assessments which are made meticulously.

With its staff ‘s unique experience in time-impact analysis (TIA), Loop Consulting Group assists its valued clients in the identification, validation analysis, and preparation of the claims arising from work schedule delays. Loop Consulting Group’s professional consultants have carried out numerous time-impact analyses (TIA) as a part of an analysis, or a wider construction claim.

Other times-impact analysis (TIA) references;

– Time-Impact Assessment,
– Modeled, Contribution, Single, and Multiple-target Analysis,
– Affected Work Schedule,
– Affected Baseline Work Schedule,
– Analysis of the Affected Current Work Schedule,
– Fragnet Analysis,
– Fragnet Supplement,

Loop’s consultants use standard industry tools and methods to define, measure, prove and prepare time-impact analysis (TIA) and time extension claims.

General steps for the assessment of time-impact analysis (TIA);

– Contract Analysis,
– Review, Validation, and Compilation of Scheduled Works,
– Adding Fragnetts of Activities Representing Delays in a Reasonably Planned Work Schedule,
– Reviewing the Feasibility of the Affected Schedule,
– Identification of Deviations between the Planned and Affected Work Schedules,
– Cause and Effect Analysis,
– Identification, Quantitation and Share,

For more information about our time-impact analysis (TIA) assessment services, please contact us or click here.

The claims about the costs of labor by main contractors, sub-contractors, and suppliers have been observed to increase in the construction sector especially in recent years. Given that the labor productivity rates in the construction sector lag behind the other sectors, in order to decide the financial success of a project, the rates of labor productivity should be monitored closely and periodically in terms of both investors and contractors. Labor exceedings during the implementation can be related to numerous causes and factors. This can be a matter of discussion among investors and contractors, as well as a claim.

Although the productivity is generally considered to be related t the labor force, it is necessary for completing an activity in practice, and it can also be pertinent for other resources. The efficient use of the resources during the implementation of the construction project is very important from the perspective of a main contractor or subcontractor to maintain the profitability stipulated in the quotation stage and from the perspective of the investor in terms of conformance to the budget targets projected for the investment cost. Otherwise, it should be kept in mind that it may lead a troublesome process which is hard to define, price, and prove for both the contractors and the investors.

The experts of Loop Consulting Group have in-depth experience, knowledge, and skills in techniques for the monitoring the productivity and its effects, and activities in the sector and determination of the quantity. These techniques cover the following issues;

– Total Cost Claims,
– Amended Total Cost Claims,
– Sectoral Works (MCAA, CII, etc.),
– Measured Mile Analysis,
– Monitoring and Pricing of Events Separately,

Our experts have prepared and analyzed the claims on labor productivity and loss of productivity that have been negotiated on behalf of our clients, presented in the mediation, and stated during the trial and arbitration.

Loop provides the following services which are complementary to your need for construction productivity loss;

– Assessment of Claims and Determination of the Quantity,
– Assessment of Construction Defects,
– Service Standard for Construction Specialists,
– Arbitration and Mediation Support,
– Consulting Specialists,
– Expert Testimony,

Whether you are an investor, program manager, contractor, subcontractor, architect, engineer, production manager, or a lawyer, Loop’s consultants are competent to provide the analytical support needed to defend your rights in disputes on productivity. Contact us or click here to find out more about our services for the claims about construction labor force productivity.

In a construction project, acceleration occurs either by the investor or by the main contractor by accelerating the working period. In delays due to reasonable causes, the acceleration request comes into force when the contractor is unable to complete the project by using the planned laborforce. The acceleration of a project typically results in the increase of working hours or shifts of the main contractor or subcontractor, the hiring of additional labor or equipment, the provision of additional supervisory staff and the increase of other resources to be used in the project.

The Loop Consulting Group provides its clients with the services in the determination of the necessity of acceleration, the category in which the acceleration claim should be assessed, determination and evaluation of the amount of the acceleration costs. Contact us or click here to get more information about our services for construction acceleration claims.

The experienced consultants of the Loop Consulting Group have a unique knowledge and experience thanks to their previous works in the determination of the claims and their amount, preparation, presentation, and defense in many countries in the world. In case of a claim is decided as an appropriate option, our specialists assist our clients to develop an effective claims strategy and to maximize their potential to mitigate the potential damages. We can assist you in supporting your argument with a comprehensive analysis of contract and documentation, effective correspondence techniques and graphical sampling of the facts.

Loop’s specialists can assist you to prepare and present any claim including the following issues;

– Work Schedule Delays and Disruptions,
– Payment Claims,
– Scope Changes,
– Delayed Claims,
– Termination Claims,
– Construction Productivity Loss,
– Construction Acceleration,
– The Cost of the Corrective Works,
– Unfair Treatment Claims,
– Construction Tools and Methods,
– Unexpected and Different Site Conditions,
– Evaluation of Force Majeure Events,
– Defective and Incomplete Contract Documents,
– Constructive and Guided Change,
– Management Problems,
– Wrongful Termination or Suspension of Contract,
– Presentation and Negotiation of Construction Claims,

The calculation of the amount of the claims usually results in disputes between the parties. Our specialists are very skilled in calculating the quantification of the claims and handling them in a simple and clear way. Our method of handling the nuances of your contract and project and our knowledge in the construction sector makes us a reliable and high-level partner.

Loop’s services which are complementary to your need to identify construction claims cover the following issues;

– Claim Assessment and Amount Determination,
– Construction Productivity Loss,
– Construction Defect Assessment,
– Damage Assessments,
– Standard Maintenance for the Construction Specialists,
– Arbitration and Mediation Support,
– Consulting Specialists,
– Expert Testimony,

Whether you are an investor, program manager, contractor, subcontractor, architect, engineer, production manager, or a lawyer, Loop’s consultants are competent to provide you with the analytical support needed to prepare and present your claims in your project. Contact us or click here to find out more about our services for preparing and presenting construction claims.