Cost & Delay Claims
Independent cost and schedule analysis for construction overrun and delay disputes — turning contracts, schedules, and invoices into a clear, defensible picture of cost and time.
When cost and time are in dispute
Cost and schedule disputes are only as strong as the analysis behind them. I work from the contract baseline, the actual schedule and invoices, and the delay events in between.
The result is a clear opinion on what the work cost, what it should have cost, where the time went, and why — expressed in a form a judge, jury, or arbitrator can follow.
- Every conclusion is built from the contract baseline, the actual schedule, and the invoices
- Critical-path and time-impact analysis isolates what actually moved the completion date
- Cost and schedule opinions in a form a judge, jury, or arbitrator can follow
Baseline vs. actuals
The contract baseline schedule and budget set against what actually happened on the project.
Critical-path analysis
Schedule analysis to isolate the delay events that actually moved the completion date.
Cost overruns
Cost analysis of completed work, overruns, and the value of the work performed.
Cost estimates
Estimates for the remaining or corrective work to support valuation and performance opinions.
Delay causation
The relationship between claimed delay and excusable delay, and its impact on the critical path.
Recovery & damages
A defensible framework for framing cost and schedule exposure for the parties and the court.
Cost & Delay FAQs
Disputes over the cost to complete a project or an overrun, and disputes over schedule delay and its critical-path impact. Both require a defensible analysis of the contract, the baseline, and what actually happened.
Yes. I perform schedule and critical-path analysis to evaluate delay claims and the relationship between claimed and excusable delay.
Yes. I prepare cost analysis and estimates for completed work and for the remaining or corrective work, which supports both valuation and performance opinions.
Yes. Cost and schedule are closely related, and I can address both within a single engagement.
Facing a cost or delay dispute?
Share the contract, schedule, and the issue. We'll assess whether the record supports your position and what's needed to prove it.
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