Taught in part by VLMG Partners Kirk Niemi and David Wonderlick, Construction Delay, Acceleration and Inefficiency Claims is a program for construction owners (public and private), contractors, and legal counsel.

For more information and to register, contact the Federal Publications Seminars by calling 1.888.494.3696, or visit their website by clicking HERE.

Dates and Location:

April 23-24, 2015

Executive Conference & Training Center

Sterling, VA

Course Overview: 

Just as a chain is only as strong as its weakest link, a construction business will only be as successful as its ability to handle its problems. And few industries are as vulnerable as the construction business to the problems posed by time.

The complexity of projects, complicated schedules, and hair-splitting coordination all contribute to the necessity for this attention to time. And when deviations in construction schedules occur as they invariably do for a variety of reasons, ominous shadows can emerge from behind the clock: delay, acceleration and cumulative impact claims.

How claims are handled will dictate their ultimate impact on the fortunes of owners, lenders, contractors, subcontractors and sureties. Effectively dealing with them, however, is a difficult task, requiring a concise understanding of the law, of each party's contractual rights, of the construction process and of claims presentation and defense techniques. Providing just such information is the purpose of this special course: Construction Delay, Acceleration and Inefficiency Claims.

As in any claim, it is not simply a matter of developing a list of changes and work disruptions. The contractor must show how the changes caused the greater impact and disruption. Problems of proof and quantification are formidable ones.

This course is designed to educate and guide those involved in schedule, performance, and efficiency-related claims. It is a concise analysis of the entire process. The course has been distilled into two highly concentrated days of work. The balance of the brochure spells it out; an exceptional faculty, special case situations, the detailed course curriculum and the course reference manual.