CPM Scheduling - Construction Risk Consultants provides contractors with expert support services to reserve your rights and eliminate the potetnial for Disputes. Our practice is dedicated exclusively to the construction industry and our support services start from day one and continue throughout the successful completion of your project.

CPM Scheduling - To effectively support requests for equitable adjustments, we rely on the documentation we develop throughout the project. We work closely with project teams to develop detailed CPM Baseline Schedules incorporating the requirements of your contract. We update the schedule on a bi-weekly basis to reflect actual physical progress on site. We incorporate changes and "Out of Scope" work into the progress updates. We analyze the impact of Changes on project milestones and develop fragnets to support delay & disruption claims, requests for time extensions and/or equitable adjustments. We develop recovery plans. We support you with change order management to resolve disputes at the project level.

Delay & Disruption Claims - We utilize the CPM Schedules generated throughout the project to analyze and develop construction claims, calculate damages and identify the causes leading to delay and disruption. We are Construction Claims and Delay Experts. We develop accurate and effective project documentation to demonstrate and support entitlement. We negotiate on your behalf to settle dispute. We act as project neutrals in Mediation and Arbitration. . Below is a detailed list of our support services:

CPM Scheduling

• Develop CPM Baseline Schedules utilizing Primavera (P3, P5 and/or P6)
• Identify Critical Paths
• Identify long lead procurement materials and equipment
• Utilize Total Float effectively
• Load schedules with cost and resources
• Monitor and update actual physical progress bi-weekly (As-Built Schedules)
• Develop short term schedules (3 Week Look Ahead) - for planning & coordination by Field Personnel
• Develop Recovery Plans to meet contract milestone dates
• Perform delay analysis - Time Impact Analysis (TIA) - Window Analysis
• Analyze Schedule Compression and/or Constructive Acceleration
• Develop Fragnets and supporting documentation to support requests for Time Extensions

Claims Preparation & Analysis - Damage Calculation

• Prepare claims
• Calculate damages
• Analyze delay - Window Analysis
• Develop Fragnets
• Support requests for time extensions
• Prepare constructive acceleration claims
• Assess damage due to wrongful termination

Change Order Evaluation & Management - Damage Calculation

• Develop methodologies and tactics to expedite issuance of "Formal" change orders to ensure timely payments
• Identify "Constructive Changes". Analyze cost and schedule impacts.
• Identify and analyze "Cardinal Changes"
• Develop requests for Equitable Adjustments
• Develop fragnets to support Requests for Time Extensions due to changes
• Negotiate change orders
• Resolve Disputes at the project level

Claims Prevention & Avoidance

Construction Risk Consultants has a track record of bridging the gap between contractors and owners, relative to their disputes.  We conduct site visits to gather data and meet with project teams.  We analyze projects history, which could span a year or two or more, in a relatively short period of time. 

We provide our analysis, in the form of a detailed "Status Report", highlighting critical issues and developing clear and precise "Next Steps" to help resolve disputes at the project level.