Q&A
Baseline & Updated Programme
Each Project should have an approved baseline program. In the case of a non-approved baseline program, it is hard to apply the delay analysis and prove the company’s rights in any claim (time or cost).
Weekly or monthly progress updates are important as they help us stay ahead of the clock with our claim preparation. Even if the client or engineer did not request a claim, they must approve it.
Delay Analysis Methods
The contractor shall use the method stated in the contract. If it states no method, the contractor shall use the most appropriate method subject to the case.
The most common five methods are “As-Planned Vs. As-Built”, “Impacted as-planned”, “Collapsed as-built”, “Window analysis”, and “Time Impact Analysis”.
Contract
Any contract should be reviewed before signing to:
● Review all clauses and understand the project risk and each party’s
obligation.
● Know and understand the clauses related to claims (time and cost).
● Ensure it goes with the company policy to save the company’s rights
and to avoid any losses of time or cost in the future.
The contractor must send a notice of delay for each event or incident which has any potential of delaying the project within 28 days of the event occurring as per clause 20.1 general conditions of the contract (FIDIC). Moreover, the contractor must send variations of the notice, each clearly stating the cost and time claims to be submitted in due course. In case of not sending a notice of delay, the contractor may not be entitled to any time or cost impact.
Even if the contract does not state anything related to claims, the contractor is still eligible to submit them as they see fit.
The Law includes two types of rules:
1- Supplementary rules.
The Contract can include clauses against these rules. 2- Mandatory rules.
The Contract’s parties cannot agree on any clauses against these rules. If they did, those clauses are not valid in court.
Claims
There are a lot of types of claims. They are all related to time or cost. Some examples include:
1- EOT Claim.
2- Prolongation cost.
3- Disruption Claim.
4- Acceleration cost.
5- Delayed payments.
6- Variation Claim.
7- Suspension Claim.
Prolongation cost is the cost incurred by the contractor due to delays that affect the project’s completion date. A disruption claim is a claim for idle resources or loss of productivity of resources due to the other party (even if there is any delay in the project’s completion date).
There are two methods to calculate the prolongation cost:
1- Using Preliminaries. (Hadson Formula)
2- Using Actual cost. (MDM Formula)
Prolongation Cost
When calculating the prolongation cost using contract preliminaries, you will compensate for the damages suffered by a party due to the delay caused by the other party. If the contractor can prove that the damages are more than the amount calculated by the previous method, he can use the actual cost spent in that duration.
Design Consultancy
Our main branch is in the SIT Tower, Silicon Oasis, Dubai, but we have another office in Sheikh Khalifa Street, Abu Dhabi.
We have experience in all kinds of construction projects from large public places like hospitals or malls to private estates and housing.
You can get in contact with us by sending an email or getting in a call and a representative of our team will walk you through all the necessary documentation for us to get started on your project while answering any questions you have on the way.
The architectural design brief helps teams gather the requirements from the client as early as possible. It also makes sure that the client and the architects are aligned throughout the process and don’t stray away from any of the requirements.
We handle the planning and the creation of blueprints for the project. Although we don’t handle the construction ourselves, we work with trusted partners whom we’ve worked with before and oversee progress while providing you with consistent progress reports.
Depending on the stage of planning where we delivered the floor plan, it may or may not be lacking some of the finer details that we iron out after reaching an agreement on the important subjects.
If you do not already possess one, a building permit is mandatory before we can start the construction process. After all the initial planning is done and finalized, we submit all the documentation and drawings as part of a permit application.
The city or county reviews the submittals for structural integrity and adherence to zoning laws and building codes. Then if all is up to standards, we receive the permit and can start the construction process.
This is a tough question to answer before getting a clear brief from you and running all of our budget calculations. However, rest assured that our team will be with you every step of the way to keep you updated and answer any questions you may have.
The way we work means that we discuss the work at every stage. You’ll sign off the work at key stages before moving to the next step.
Of course! You can see some of our completed projects on our website under the “Projects” tab, and you’re always free to visit them in person.