Dera all,
I am not an expert in delay analysis .I just have a basic doubt reagarding my project .it have 4 phases & Critical Phase is phase 4.Now
Phase 4 is delayed from client side & is still delaying from client side .Other 3 phases having float .Now What my understanding is the project delay is mainly due to phase 4 delay .EOT will be equal to phase 4 delay .can we consume all the float available in other 3 phases .Is there any chance that any delay in other phases from our side will reduce our chances for EOT claim which is equal to phase 4 delay which is critical.
Thanks & Regards
SV
Hi Gary
Glad you picked this one up before me.
Hi Sankar
Whatever the cause of the delay the Contractor has the duty to mitigate the effect on the completion date(s) so squandering available float is not an option.
Best regards
Mike Testro
In response to your question:
1) To some extent, it depends on your contract -If you are applying for EOT in terms of relief from LADs, then it will depend on wether the LADs are applied in part to the completion of each of your phases, or to completion of the project as a whole. If you are applying for additional delay costs, these may have to be a proprotion of your overall prelims associated with phase 4, rather than the entire project.
2) Your say "project delay is mainly due to phase 4 delay." If some of the delay is not client delay, things get a lot more complex, and it will depend on the specifics of the delay -e.g. is it concurrent delay?
3) You need to check your contract, as the float on phases 1 2 & 3 may belong to the contractor, the client, or the project
4) Depending on all of the above, you may be able to use up your float on the other 3 phases without impacting on your EOT claim for phase 4. This is often called "pacing". If you are going to do this, make sure you have informed the client of your intention, and the justification behind what you are doing.
I am not an expert in delay analysis either. I am sure others with more experience in these matters will also respond.
Sankar,
Please only click on the "Save" button ONCE when posting a message. If you click it 13 times, you make 13 posts.
I'm now going to delete the other 12 posts.
Thanks,
Gary.