Case Study - Analyzing Construction Delays A contractor tells the following story: He had a $700,000, thirteen-month contract to construct a five-storey, steel frame office building Completion was delayed for five months He lost $250,000 and, to add insult to injury, the owner assessed him $9,000 liquidated damages ($100 per day for three months) plus actual damages of $10,000 representing loss of rentals in the building The contractor lost two months as a result of change in the pile design Lost one month due to the architect's delay in approving shop drawings Lost two months due to roofing workers' strike Lost one month due to working during winter time The owner ordered the contractor to accelerate the interior finishing work by working nights and weekends, enabling him to make up one month's delay Question Can the contractor make a delay claim and collect money from the owner? Dose he have to pay for any liquidated damages? FEB 3 Foundation MAY Structural I Contact Completion Date MAY Steel 3 m AUG Masonry AUG 3 mo NOV Root AUG. 2 mo. OCT Interior NOV MAR TER APRIL JUNE AUG OCT DEC FEB APRIL JUNE AUG MAR MAY JULY SEPT NOV JAN MAR MAY JULY S STORY STEEL OFFICE BUILDING $700,000 - 13 mo. Contact Barat-Progres Schedule Intended Pro Chart et. Roof 1 Contract Completion Foundation S Stea interior 3 mo Monry FED APRIL JUNE MAY AUG Oct DEC NOV APRIL JONE AU MAR MA wer S STORY CHRICE BUILDING SO-13 PROGRESS SCHEDULE Chart FEE Foundation MAY MAR APR MAY ADO Comic Dute Act Cemco Date 3. Bench MAY AUG SEPT Sinode 2 DEC Masonry AUD 3 NOV DEC Real AUC OCT 2 me JAN FEB APR UNE NOV ma MAR MAY AUG FEB APRIL MAR JUNE AUG OCT bec JULY SEPT NO FEB APRIL JUNE AUG JAN MAR MAY JULY 5 STORY STEEL OFFICE BUILDING SX00.000 - 13 mm Bor Chart Progress Schedule de Ar Progress Chart 13 CE Common DER Cumption halal ROOF IANTE APR NE 2 FOUNDATION STRUCTURAL STEEL MARAY INTERIOR AUG SEPI DEC MAY AUG MASONRY 11 and DEC APH DE FER AF WAR