Kurt Rossetti, a registered civil engineer, AACE Certified Cost Professional and project delay expert, runs PKR Consulting, a construction management and litigation consulting firm. He can be reached by email at krossetti@pkrconsulting.com
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When requesting a time extension, most construction contracts require the preparation of a time-impact analysis (TIA), in which unanticipated or changed work is inserted into the schedule to demonstrate what impact the change will have on the schedule.
Related Links: Float May Be Sinking the Project Website of PKR Consulting Inc. I was recently asked to participate in a debate on scheduling specifications at Stanford University. A representative from the contractor sponsoring the conference would take the position that most scheduling specifications were onerous or unnecessary. My role, if I agreed to partake, would be to defend them before an audience filled with contractors.This would not be an impromptu discussion—I was the owner's scheduling consultant on a project with the person I would be debating. "You won't be personally attacked," I was assured.After much deliberation, I reluctantly agreed.
