Hi, (conversation in a Commercial department on a very large RC construction site). So I was passing the boss's door when I got the call. Eh Peter you helped me with the pivot tables in excel so you must be good with computers. I read this article in...
Our latest paper Assessing Delay – the SCL Options. Has been published in the April edition of PM World Journal. This paper reviews The Society of Construction Law, Delay and Disruption Protocol (2nd edition), and contrasts the SCL Protocol with AACE...
Over the last couple of weeks, we have been updating the estimating pages on our website, partly in response to the #NoEstimating idiocy. There is no way an organization that intends to survive will undertake future work without an idea of the requir...
Hi All,I have an exercise that is set around manufacturing (not experienced in Manufacturing) and has a requirement to produce, say, 6 laptops. Each unit is identical in terms of process, i.e. Procure materials, manufacture & assembly, Inspection & t...
Hi Expats, Currently we are migrating projects from MSP to primavera, we are having around 20 projects and having more than 300 resources( labor non-labor and materials) in the enterprise, we are assigning the resources between all the projects, now ...
a project is gifted 6 month extension, can they then claim supply chain impacts? At what point are supply chain impacts the fault of the contractor? when are the contractor issues & when do they become "no fault" issues and is that a real thing -...
Dear All,i have read a topic about delay analysis mentioning one of the tricks that the contractor use to his favor when issuing a claim.That to sequence the activities that are potentially can be delayed by the owner so that the critical path pass t...
Can I ask the people in here to share their excel sheet that they are using ? If that's not so much confidential
Is a "bag of cash" a legal expediting fee? Or suitcase of 20's or100's adding to 10K or something. Sounds shady, but if both parties handle it correctly on their taxes it would not be illegal. I think the cash instead of the check just gives each ...
If fraud, is that a crime. I am thinking NO, there would be too many plausable excuses, ie you thought you could expedite it or negotiate less, or thinking you could find a different vendor. I see quite a bit of this and wonder the best way to hand...
Our latest post Measuring Project Success asks the question can a project be years late, £ Billions over budget, and a success? It appears the answer to this question depends on your perspective.In a recent post looking at project success, we identi...
Is it better for a GC / DB to revise Orig Dur or just Rem Dur if you find out a procurement is going to take longer? (and of course note it narrative - haha) - I have seen only OD and RD required in specs for 35 years when Dur at Completion (or Act)...
What are some sources, possibly online or free, for how many people are needed for basics like drywall - for production rates?
Should I, can I, accept a delay claim presented in working days? I thought they have to be calendar days. - And its not like 10 days, more like 180 working days.
In cold winter climates - For building projects (non-road) - how do handle getting delayed into an un-scheduled winter? Anything beyond "un-workable days" and productivity days? - what if they do not want to work in the cold? (roads deal with it in...
Our latest post asks the questions ‘Which reference point really matters for what you are doing?’ and ‘How accurate do you need to be to be useful?’ It seems the whole reference system for determining heights and levels in the UK wobbles around by u...
Primavera Import: exported 1 line for the format, but copy and paste of "format" to the dates below does not work. It will not produce the black triangle in the upper left like the real exported dates which states "Text Date with digit year" and wh...
I have a Project which has multiple Contract Dates (Contract Duration, 7 Contract Sections and 2 Key Dates).As part of the Works I also have mixed working calendars (some activities run on 7-day per week calendar, but the majority are 5-day per week)...
Hello, Could you please share a sequence of installation of a gas modular skid ? Thank you
Hi Team,I have created a table to do some analysis that I want to be available to all my projects and eventually available to the whole enterprise.I have copied the table view into the Global field and it is available in other projects now that is go...