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Documentation requirements for contractor pursuit of delay claims

Delay claims are very common on construction projects. Yet, contractors usually lack an understanding of how to pursue their claims and the documentation needed to prove their damages. This thesis provides an overview of construction delay claims including the variety of definitions, causes, and classifications commonly used within the construction industry. The often controversial issue of concurrency as it pertains to pursuit of delay claims is discussed as well. Also covered is the subject of contract interpretation as it affects notice of delay, analysis of delay, and finally, recovery of damages occasioned by delay. This thesis demonstrates two methodologies that can be effectively utilized to prove responsibility of delay in an unbiased and fair manner: 1) the on-the-fly analysis, and 2) the after-the-fact analysis. It then outlines the information and documentation that is required for contractor pursuit of construction delay claims. It stresses that a consistent discipline of collecting and maintaining quality documentation throughout the life of a project is necessary in order to pursue delay claims and amicably resolve each issue. The information provided throughout this thesis has one main goal: to aid contractors in the pursuit of delay claims either on-the-fly or after-the-fact by identifying the documentation required to effectively perform these methods of analyses. Additionally, the information resulting from this work can be used by owners and owners' representatives to assist with the evaluation of delay claims and more specifically the documentation that owners should expect contractors to produce when pursuing delay claims. Thesis Supervisor: Robert D. Logcher Title: Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering