Construction Claims and Responses

About the Author xi

Foreword xiii

Institute of Construction Claims Practitioners xv

Claims Class xvii

Acknowledgements xix

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

Why Is It Necessary to Produce a Fully Detailed and Professionally Presented Claim or Response? 1

The Purpose of the Book 3

Things to Be Considered Before Writing the Claim 5

The Form of Contract Used in the Examples 8

Definitions 9

The Example Projects 10

Chapter 2 Contract Administration for Claims and Claims Avoidance 11

Introduction 11

The Contract Documents 11

Programmes and Planning 15

Good Records, Good Records, Good Records 17

Chronology and Database 19

Notices 22

Dispute Adjudication Boards and the Like 24

Procedures 25

And Finally 26

Chapter 3 Types of Claim 27

Claims for Variations 27

Claims for Extensions of Time 32

Claims for Additional Payment Due to Prolongation 34

Acceleration and Disruption Claims 35

Claims for Damages Under Law 36

Interim and Final Claims 38

Chapter 4 Presentation 41

Presentation of the Submission or Review Document 41

Writing Style 42

Key Points for Claim Presentation 46

Making the Document User-Friendly 47

Making the Submission or Review a Stand-Alone Document 48

Do Not Assume That the Reviewer Has Prior Knowledge of the Project or Circumstances 49

Superfluous and Irrelevant Information 49

The Importance of Leading the Reviewer to a Logical Conclusion 50

Explanations, Summaries and Conclusions 51

Use of the Narrative to Explain Other Documents 51

Substantiation by the Use of Exhibits and Additional Documents 52

Compilation of the Document 54

Summary of the Principles Covered in this Chapter 55

Chapter 5 Essential Elements of a Successful Claim 57

Introduction 57

Cause 58

Effect 59

Entitlement 63

Substantiation 67

Summary of the Principles Covered in this Chapter 79

Chapter 6 The Preliminaries to the Claim 81

Introduction 81

The Front Cover 82

Formatting of the Document 85

The Contents 86

The Executive Summary 87

The Statement of Claim 88

Definitions, Abbreviations and Clarifications 90

The Contract Particulars 92

Chapter 7 The Claim 99

Cause and Effect 100

The Extension of Time 102

The Additional Payment 113

Calculations 125

Entitlement 129

Chapter 8 The Appendices and Editing 135

Arrangement of the Appendices 135

Editing and Review 138

Chapter 9 Claim Responses and Determinations 141

Chapter 10 A Note on Dispute Boards 167

Information Sources 173

Index 175