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Construction claims experts evaluate project schedules, cost records, and contract documents to analyze delay, disruption, acceleration, and cost-overrun claims. AACE International, the premier professional association for cost engineering and project controls, publishes over 120 Recommended Practices including RP 29R-03 for Forensic Schedule Analysis, which defines accepted methodologies for critical path method (CPM) delay analysis. 1 They are retained to determine the causes and responsibility for schedule slippage, quantify damages, and assess the merit of change orders and extra-work claims. Their work relies on critical path method (CPM) schedule analysis, as-planned versus as-built comparisons, and measured-mile productivity studies. AIA contract documents establish the baseline contractual framework governing delay, changes, and dispute resolution on most U.S. private construction projects. 2 In litigation and arbitration they apportion delay among owners, contractors, and designers and translate entitlement into quantified damages. AACE certifications including the Planning and Scheduling Professional (PSP) and Certified Cost Professional (CCP) are the recognized credentials in construction claims practice. 3
AACE International Recommended Practice 29R-03 defines nine accepted methodologies for forensic schedule analysis and is the widely recognized framework guiding delay experts in construction disputes and international arbitration.
Case Types
Project delay and disruption claims
CPM schedule and time-impact analysis
Cost overrun and damages quantification
Change order and extra work disputes
Lost productivity and acceleration claims
Qualifications
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FAQ
A qualified construction claims expert typically holds AACE certification such as Certified Cost Professional (CCP) or Planning & Scheduling Professional (PSP), with deep expertise in critical path method (CPM) and forensic schedule analysis. They should have extensive field experience in construction project management, cost engineering, or scheduling, along with prior deposition, arbitration, and trial testimony in construction disputes.
Cases involving project delay and disruption, CPM schedule and time-impact analysis, cost overruns, change order and extra-work disputes, and lost productivity or acceleration claims frequently require a construction claims expert to apportion delay responsibility and quantify damages.
In general, construction expert fees are determined by the expert themselves, based on a variety of criteria. Among those criteria are professional experience, forensic experience, industry certifications and licensure, project complexity expertise, and publications. Vident does have some influence over expert fees by comparing experts within a specialty, but ultimately it is a personal decision by the expert.
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