Improving existing delay analysis techniques for the establishment of delay liabilities

Thomas S. Ng, Martin Skitmore, Michael Z.M. Deng, Abid Nadeem

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Abstract

When construction delays occur, it is necessary to ascertain the liabilities of the contracting parties and to direct the appropriate amount of resources to recover the schedule. Unfortunately, delay analysis and schedule compression are normally treated as separate or independent aspects. This paper examines the feasibility of integrating the delay analysis and schedule compression functions into a broad-scoped two-stage process. The main issue is shown to be the kind of delay analysis required for each stage of the process and seven existing techniques are illustrated for use in conjunction with schedule compression. Since the current form and assumptions of delay analysis techniques are unlikely to provide the necessary level of feedback reliability for recovering delays, it is necessary to modify these techniques by incorporating some means of delay type scrutiny, excusable delays updating, and treatment of concurrent delays. The modified delay analysis techniques can serve as a basis for negotiation between the client and contractor and hence improve the interdisciplinary relations.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3-17
Number of pages15
JournalConstruction Innovation
Volume4
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Mar 2004
Externally publishedYes

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