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	PRODUCTIVITY & DISRUPTION CLAIMS  Synopsis: Productivity relates to the rate at which work is carried out. A contractor typically tenders for work on the basis of outputs it expects to achieve e.g. how much electrical cable can be pulled per hour or how much usage an excavator will have per hour / day. If these outputs are achieved or bettered the Contractor will make money, if the outputs are not achieved, it will lose money. Download and view paper as booklet presentation Download and view paper as pdf
	EXTENSION OF TIME CLAIMS  Synopsis: The contractor’s principal time obligation is to complete the works by the completion date. Similarly construction contracts typically have liquidated damages clauses. If the contractor fails to complete by the completion date he would have to pay liquidated damages at the stipulated rate. Extension of time claims provide the substantiation and information required under the extension of time clauses to demonstrate by how much the completion date should be adjusted. Most standard form contracts have an extension of time mechanism, or a compensation event clause which provides for the completion date to be revised. Download and view paper as booklet presentation Download and view paper as pdf
	PROJECT PLANNING & SCHEDULING  Synopsis: Project planning (or scheduling as it may often be referred to internationally) is a vital project management tool for the effective management of the works. Planning provides a means by which the scope of works is mapped out over the required period from which the progress of the works can be monitored against the duration of the project. Correct project planning provides a central function by which all parties involved in the construction process, can actively manage the construction of the works. Planning is not just operating programming software. A planner ought to be an integral function of a successful project which would include being able to accurately establish progress through such means as progress measures, marked up drawings, labour records etc. It is this information that provides the base data for use in the contract or updated programme. Download and view paper as booklet presentation Download and view paper as pdf
	TENDER PROGRAMMES  Synopsis: When a project is being tendered, a contractor (and typically, in turn, its subcontractors) are frequently required to produce a programme as part of its tender submission indicating the proposed timing, sequence and duration of its works. The programme can vary in complexity depending upon matters such as the scale of the project and the requirements of the contract.  A reliable, well presented and justifiable programme will form an essential part of the tender bid and contribute towards its overall success. The tender programme frequently becomes, or forms the basis of, such a programme, amended as necessary to produce a reliable, workable and up to date programme. Download and view paper as booklet presentation Download and view paper as pdf
	PROLONGATION CLAIMS  Paper Coming Soon