Construction Consulting Services, Expert Witness Consultants, Schedule Delays

Construction Scheduling and Claims Consultants

Construction Science (CnS) is a consulting firm in Northern California dedicated to providing a wide variety of scheduling, change order and claims services to the construction industry. Our experience as construction consultants and expert witnesses includes many large, complex assignments but our fees are designed to be affordable to any project stakeholder. Simply put, Construction Science believe that anyone who has a problem on a construction project should have access to the same level of experience and expertise often relied upon by larger firms. In addition, our unique fee structure provides certainty in situations where uncertainty is often the norm.

Our goal is to assist clients in the delivery of construction projects on time and under budget. No project gets built exactly "as planned". Changes in scope will occur. Responses to submittals and requests for information sometimes take longer than expected. There will be design conflicts and other unexpected issues to contend with as well. Nevertheless, construction delays and cost overruns are not a foregone conclusion. The key is to address potential schedule impacts and construction claims in a timely manner. Construction Science can help you control everything that happens after the Notice to Proceed.

"Delays accumulate and advances do not"

Eliyahu Goldratt's book, Critical Chain, describes an all-too common problem on construction projects. Schedule gains are rarely maintained but once the project end date begins to slip, it continues to slip more and more. The reasons for this can be rather complex, but it also calls attention to a stark fact. Project schedules consist of hundreds, or even thousands, of individual tasks. If these durations are based on historical averages then contractors have a 50-50 chance of completing tasks in less than the time allowed. Continual slippage in the project schedule is therefore a very serious problem.

Our team of construction consultants and expert witnesses has been solving problems since 1983. Difficult projects are our specialty. Whatever the problem, chances are we have the solution. Call today for a free consultation. We are Construction Science. Problems Solved^TM.

Solutions

Scheduling

Scheduling is obviously an important skill for contractors and owners representatives.

The challenge is how to ensure that good scheduling practices are being implemented across the entire organization. Very rarely does every office have the same capabilities or training.

Whether you need a baseline construction schedule built "from scratch" or assistance with getting your schedule finalized, Construction Science can help. We have built hundreds of schedules on a wide variety of projects.

Primavera Training

We have been using Primavera scheduling software since 1987. Unlike many software trainers, however, we are expert software trainers and practitioners. We teach the proper means of using the software to create schedules that meet or exceed industry standards.

Our Primavera P6 Quick Start^TM online training program can get users started with the software in as little as 4 hours. We also offer one and two-day training sessions in-person - at your location or ours.

Construction Science also sell Primavera P6 and a great companion tool, Xena Utilities.

Change Orders

Changes in scope represent time and money. Most of the attention, however, is directed towards pricing of the direct costs. Small changes are often assumed to have no impact on project completion, whereas big changes are deemed too difficult to resolve until the work is completed. As a result, the real end date of the project is unknown.

Our Change Order Management System is designed to quickly analyze the potential impact of change orders and other events to performance and project completion. Construction delays will never slip through the cracks under our watch.

Staff Assistance

Construction projects are difficult to keep fully staffed from inception to completion due to staff turnover and the varying demands during the project life cycle. Add to this the uncertainty of change order volume and the result is critical tasks not being completed in a timely manner.

Construction Science provides a cost-effective alternative to adding full-time staff. We have the expertise to assist you with a variety of critical tasks on an ad hoc basis.

Construction Claims

Construction Science starts with the premise that most construction claims can be avoided, or at least mitigated.

We utilize change order requests as the first step towards resolving potential construction disputes before they escalate beyond the jobsite level.

Even so, not all construction claims can be avoided. Our expertise extends to all matters related to construction claims, from analysis of cost and schedule impacts to preparation of expert reports and exhibits.

Dispute Resolution

Filing a claim is only part of the process to recovering time and/or money. Meetings should be held among parties who are not as personally involved in the project to determine whether any common ground exists for a partial settlement of claims.

Construction Science have the experience to resolve claims at any stage of the dispute resolution process. Our experts have testified in arbitration, mediation, bench and jury trials, and dispute resolution board (DRB) and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) hearings.

California construction consultants. Construction Science are committed to solving construction project problems. Construction experts, construction claims experts, scheduling consultants and scheduling experts since 1983. We offer professional construction scheduling, construction consulting, Primavera P6 training, California construction claims, claims analysis, delay claims, delay analysis and expert witness testimony.

Construction Science, LLC

Problems Solved (TM)