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Algarni, A M, Arditi, D and Polat, G (2007) Build-Operate-Transfer in Infrastructure Projects in the United States. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 133(10), 728–35.

Balasubramanian, V and Prasad, G S (2007) Manual Bar Bending—An Occupational Hazard for Construction Workers in Developing Nations. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 133(10), 791–7.

Cariaga, I, El-Diraby, T and Osman, H (2007) Integrating Value Analysis and Quality Function Deployment for Evaluating Design Alternatives. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 133(10), 761–70.

Ibbs, W and Nguyen, L D (2007) Alternative for Quantifying Field-Overhead Damages. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 133(10), 736–42.

Type: Journal Article
Keywords: Claims; Delay time; Cost analysis; Damage; Scheduling;
ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2007)133:10(736)
Abstract:
The context of delays significantly affects delay responsibility. Among other things, recoverable damages for a delay should be related to the timing of the corresponding delay and its effect on indirect costs. This paper presents an alternative and integrated approach for quantifying and apportioning delay responsibility. It considers the context of a delay in terms of its timing and the degree of suspension during the course of a project. The proposed approach allocates project-site overhead costs onto schedule activities. It then helps track site overhead damages in a “real-time” manner while schedule-window analysis is employed to analyze the delay. A case study is used to illustrate its application. Results infer that the conventional daily overhead rate-based method can cause double payments because conventional recovery possibly covers parts of field overhead already paid from the original contract. This new approach also enables the application of the comparative negligence doctrine when concurrent delays occur by fairly sharing delay damages between the project parties. Practitioners can employ the proposed approach for reasonably quantifying and apportioning delay damages while researchers may further explore its applications in the industry.

Lee, E, Lee, H and Ibbs, C W (2007) Productivity Aspects of Urban Freeway Rehabilitation with Accelerated Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 133(10), 798–806.

Lingard, H, Brown, K, Bradley, L, Bailey, C and Townsend, K (2007) Improving Employees’ Work-Life Balance in the Construction Industry: Project Alliance Case Study. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 133(10), 807–15.

Shapira, A and Goldenberg, M (2007) “Soft” Considerations in Equipment Selection for Building Construction Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 133(10), 749–60.

Williams, T, Bernold, L and Lu, H (2007) Adoption Patterns of Advanced Information Technologies in the Construction Industries of the United States and Korea. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 133(10), 780–90.