Project Planning
Construction durations are a key issue for the construction and property industries, be they Employers needing to know when their building will be complete or Contractors who need to manage the construction process and protect themselves from any delay damages.
Understanding delay is also an important issue for Architects and Contract Administrators who will need to monitoring progress and consider extensions of time.
At Edge Consult we have Partners who specialise in planning, producing design, procurement, and construction programmes. These can be for initial strategic project planning, feasibility studies, tender and construction programmes, or for project monitoring purposes.
We will ensure you have a robust and achievable programme prior to entering into contract. Our early input will minimise your risk from delays and any disputes arising.
Design Management System
The importance of the design phase of a construction project is often overlooked by those producing project programmes. However, the design phase is just as important as the construction phase and needs careful planning.
Get the design programme wrong and this can have a huge impact on the construction stage.
In our experience many delay disputes start with a delayed design. No contractor can build until he has a design to build to be that the contractor’s design or the employer’s design. At Edge Consult, we have developed a design management system that facilitate team-based programmes to deal with management of design, both for consultants and contractors.
Programme Monitoring & Delay Analysis
During construction, Edge Consult can monitor progress against the programme, identifying progress, potential difficulties, pinch points and the reasons for these. We can then develop a robust, workable plan to mitigate these issues.
Early identification of critical activities will enable your team to target those areas, assisting the delivery of a successful project. This helps to challenge preconceptions and identifying different phasing and construction solutions.
Where projects suffer delay, Edge Consult provide expert forensic delay analysis reports to develop or defend delay claims.
These will reflect the obligations in the building contract, appropriate methodologies such as those detailed by the Society of Construction Law and current case law. This holistic approach of Edge Consult will provide you with a complete and comprehensive examination of the delay position and responsibility for that delay.
Where a delay problem has occurred, Edge Consult has the specialist knowhow to enable you to regain control of the programme.
We use our years of experience to enable our clients to complete their projects more effectively and efficiently.
Our approach at Edge Consult is always ‘plan to succeed’, ensuring practical and efficient solutions to avoid unexpected and costly surprises.
