Forensic schedule analysis for contractors and owners facing time and cost exposure. We establish what actually happened from the contemporaneous record, quantify the impact, and produce an analysis that holds up to the other side reading it closely.
We keep the rollout practical: audit the current workflow, define ownership, build the first controlled lane, then train and refine.
Early assessment: is there a defensible claim, and under which clause.
Reconstruct the as-built from contemporaneous records, not recollection.
Select the analysis method the contract and the evidence support.
Quantify the delay, assess concurrency, and test it adversarially.
Produce the narrative and the supporting record set.
Full forensic analysis is expensive, and not every delay is a claim. We start with an early assessment: what the contract requires by way of notice, whether those obligations were met, what the contemporaneous record actually shows, and whether the delay sits on the critical path. Sometimes the honest answer is that the claim is weak and the better move is commercial. You are better off hearing that in week one than after the analysis.
Time impact analysis, windows analysis, as-planned versus as-built, collapsed as-built: each has conditions where it is appropriate and conditions where using it damages your position. The choice is driven by what the contract specifies, what the schedule record supports, and whether updates were maintained contemporaneously. We pick on those grounds and say why, because a method chosen for convenience is the first thing the other side attacks.
The most common failure is an analysis that ignores the claimant's own delays. If you were going to be late anyway for reasons within your control, concurrent delay reduces or extinguishes entitlement, and an analysis that quietly omits it does not survive contact with a competent reviewer. We test the position adversarially before it goes out, which occasionally means telling you the number is smaller than you hoped.
Most weak claims are weak because the records are weak: no progress updates, daily logs that stop, notices never issued, correspondence that does not tie to the schedule. We work with what exists on the matter at hand, and separately set the record discipline on your live projects so the next one is not fought on the same ground.
Contractors facing liquidated damages exposure usually need Construction Delay Claims Analysis when an internal process is already costing time. Someone is missing follow-up, rebuilding spreadsheets, struggling with adoption, preparing for a project requirement, or trying to connect field, office, estimating, and finance workflows. The work needs to move from "we should clean this up" to a practical operating rhythm with clear decisions, visible deliverables, and a clear answer on whether a claim is worth pursuing without creating another system to manage.
This service is for teams that already recognize the problem and need help turning it into an executable plan. We stay close to implementation, setup, workflow ownership, templates, adoption, reporting, and handoffs. The next step is not a vague consultation; it is a scoped operations audit to map the workflow behind Construction Delay Claims Analysis, identify the first support lane worth launching, and decide what should happen in the first 30 days.
Construction Delay Claims Analysis often connects to construction CRM, project controls, preconstruction support, scheduling, virtual assistance, and construction technology implementation. A team that starts with Delay & Claims Support may also need bid coordination, estimating admin, CPM scheduling support, or workflow automation. We keep those paths visible so the first engagement can grow into a complete support model when the workload calls for it.
The first engagement should prove that the workflow can be made visible and repeatable. For Construction Delay Claims Analysis, that means documenting the current state, identifying the roles involved, confirming what information must move between tools, and choosing a controlled starting lane. A contractor does not need a massive transformation project to see value. They need a practical first version: one workflow, clear owner rules, useful templates, and a weekly review rhythm. Once that lane works, it becomes much easier to expand into additional project types, departments, or automations.
Preconlane keeps implementation grounded by starting with construction operations instead of software features. Primavera P6 and the rest of the stack matter, but tools only work when the team agrees on standards. We clarify what gets entered, who owns updates, when exceptions escalate, what leadership reviews, and how the process survives busy weeks. The goal is a service that helps contractors operate better after the first call, not a prettier version of the same messy workflow.
A prospective method that inserts a fragnet representing the delay event into the schedule as it stood immediately before the event, then measures the effect on the completion date. It is widely accepted where the schedule was updated contemporaneously, which is also its main limitation: without regular updates there is no reliable schedule to insert into.
Three things have to hold: the delay was caused by something the contract makes the other party responsible for, you met the notice obligations, and the delay affected the critical path rather than consuming float. An early assessment tests all three before you commit to a full analysis.
When your delay and the other party's delay overlap in the same period and both affect completion. Depending on the contract and jurisdiction it can reduce your entitlement to time, cost, or both. It is the most common reason a claim that looked strong does not survive review, so it is tested early rather than discovered late.
Yes, and on anything heading toward formal dispute you should have one. We handle the schedule and records analysis; your counsel handles legal strategy, privilege and the contractual argument. Engaging us through counsel is common where privilege matters.
