Originally published by Matthew DeVries on Best Practices Construction Law blog
Many delay, disruption, and loss of productivity claims are lost or substantially reduced in value because mistakes, errors and carelessness are reflected in the original schedule and plan of operations. The original schedule is often the first piece of documentation that the owner receives demonstrating the contractor’s professionalism in planning and management.
Contractors should pay great attention to the scheduling process and avoid many of the common mistakes that can lead to a loss of credibility on the project. It is impossible to list all of the possible initial scheduling mistakes, but we can list the Top 14 mistakes in the initial construction schedule that some courts and boards of contract appeals have noted
(read the top 14 scheduling mistakes contractors make on the Best Practices Construction Law blog...)
