Problems for Delays and disruption are costing me

Delays and disruption are costing me? Every problem we cover, on one page.

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Drawings are late and areas aren't ready, so my gangs can't work

Information arrives late, areas aren't ready when promised, and my programme is being eaten by things I don't control.

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I've been sent off site and told to come back when it's ready

The area wasn't ready, the gang was sent away, and now we're paying to leave, come back and pick up where we left off.

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I've been told to speed up, at my own cost

The programme has slipped, the pressure is on, and I am being pushed into acceleration without anyone agreeing to pay for it.

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My notices keep going out late, or not at all

Things happen on site every week, and by the time the office hears about them the notice period has nearly gone.

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Labour is on site and nobody records what it did

Hours are paid, allocation is guessed, and any disruption claim later has nothing underneath it.

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The diary says the gang was moved but not where to

I can prove they were stopped. I can't prove what it cost, which is the half that pays.

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Our record-keeping starts well and fades

Every job begins with good intentions and a fresh register, and by month 3 the diary has gone quiet.

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Nobody knows which records my subcontract requires

The subcontract says what records we must keep, and nobody has ever listed them.

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I've got an extension of time but no money for it

The main contractor has granted the extension of time, but says the prolongation costs and loss and expense are a separate argument.

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I am not sure which prolongation costs I can claim

The period is granted or adopted, and nobody is sure which costs belong in the prolongation claim or how to show them.

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The disruption is real and I can't put a number on it

Everyone knows the sequence was wrecked. Turning that into a disruption claim, with the loss of productivity measured, is the part that keeps failing.

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My job overran and I can't split the loss into heads of claim

The costs are real and nobody has separated them into heads the main contractor, or an adjudicator, will recognise.

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My case is strong but the numbers are thin

The events are proved and the case for payment is well argued, but the figures are a spreadsheet nobody in my team fully trusts.

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I know the delay happened, but I can't prove it

The work was stopped and the delay was real, but the paperwork that would show it never got made.

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The records exist, but I can't find them

Nothing foldered, nothing labelled, and a delay claim that has to be rebuilt out of an inbox.

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I want my claim tested before the main contractor sees it

The claim is written, or half written, and I want to know where it will be attacked before it goes in.

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My site diary won't stand up

There is a diary, and it is even kept daily, but the entries say delayed by others, and I suspect that won't be enough.

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The main contractor has taken my figures apart

Their surveyor's response goes through my claim line by line, and some of the hits have landed.

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My claim is in and I don't know the next move

Claims and responses are going back and forth, with disputed items, concessions and new evidence changing the picture.

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