Early Completion Schedules – Benefits, Risks and Defenses
Jim is the Principal, James Zack Consulting, LLC and Senior Advisor, Ankura Construction Forum™. The Forum strives to be the construction industry’s resource for thought leadership and best practices on avoidance and resolution of construction project disputes globally. Formerly he was the Executive Director of the Navigant Construction Forum™ and earlier, the Executive Director, Corporate Claims Management Group, Fluor Corporation, one of the world’s largest EPCM contractors. Mr. Zack was previously Vice President of PinnacleOne and the Executive Director of the PinnacleOne Institute and a Senior Construction Claims Consultant for CH2M HILL, Inc. Mr. Zack has, for more than 48 years, worked on both private and public projects throughout the U.S. and in 39 countries abroad. Mr. Zack is a Fellow of AACE, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, the Guild of Project Controls and the Society of Construction Claims Specialists International. In the construction claims field, he is a recognized and published expert in mitigation, analysis and resolution or defense of construction claims and disputes. Mr. Zack is a Certified Construction Manager (CCM), a Certified Forensic Claims Consultant (CFCC), an Expert Certified Construction Claims Specialist (ECCCS), an Expert Certified Construction Delay Analyst (ECCDA) and a Project Management Professional (PMP).
A contractor’s right to complete work early was acknowledged by U.S. Courts in the 1960’s. Delayed early completion claims arose shortly thereafter and became somewhat common in the industry. It was then, and remains now, a controversial issue in the construction industry with many project owners refusing to accept early completion baseline schedules. Others crafted contractual mechanisms to defeat such claims. The purpose of this webinar is to set forth the background concerning a contractor’s right to complete work early and examine the contractor’s right to seek an equitable adjustment should their early completion be delayed by the action of the owner. The webinars identified the potential benefits and risks for both owners and contractors. Additionally, this webinar provides a brief overview of several different ways owners can defend against claims-oriented early completion schedules.
Areas Covered
- Learn about the two forms of early completion schedules common on construction sites
- Understand how and why early completion schedules are constructed
- Explore the issue of whether a contractor is obligated to inform an owner of their planned early completion
- Review some recent U.S. court decisions concerning early completion schedules
- Be exposed to the pros and cons of having an early completion schedule on your project
Course Level - Intermediate to Advanced
Who Should Attend
- Owner and Contractor Project Managers
- Resident Engineers or Architects
- Agency Construction Managers
- Construction Managers at Risk
- Engineers and architects performing services during construction
- Legal Counsel representing owners or contractors
Why Should You Attend
- Understand the background of the contractor’s right to complete work earlier than required under the contract
- Gain information on what is an early completion schedule and why some contractors use them on projects
- Learn how to review early completion schedules and determine if they are legitimate schedules or claims-oriented schedules
- Learn about early completion delay claims and what contractors must prove to recover damages
- Gain information about the contractor’s perceived advantages for creating and submitting an early completion schedule
- Discover 12 ways an owner to avoid claims-oriented early completion schedules
Topic Background
Early completion baseline schedules (as planned schedules showing project completion earlier than required by the contract) are frequently problematic for owners. Owners may reject the schedule and direct the contractor to submit a schedule using the entire time of performance.
Contractors may submit early completion schedules for business reasons or to set the stage for a delayed early completion claim at the end of the job. This webinar discusses both sides of the issue of early completion schedules.
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$200.00
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