Quantum, Delay & Disruption
Proven ability across complex quantum claims, delay analysis and disruption assessment on major projects throughout Australia, Asia and the United Kingdom. Our consultants combine technical expertise with rigorous financial analysis to quantify losses accurately and defensibly.
Financial Analysis
We have worked on numerous significant and complex disputes. With proven ability across complex quantum claims, our clients can rely on our expertise and acumen to address even the most detailed issues. Our quantum analysis can audit and categorise complex financial information including project cost ledgers. Based on our experience, we are able to prepare independent cost recovery assessments under the contract terms, breach of contract, or tort law.
Our referrals include quantum analysis in mediation, arbitration, adjudication and litigation. We work with legal representatives, parties to disputes and tribunals to provide independent financial analysis that clarifies the quantum issues in dispute. Whether assisting at early stages of dispute resolution or providing expert evidence in formal proceedings, our quantum expertise informs strategy and supports resolution.
Our quantum analysis services audit and categorize complex financial information including project cost ledgers, financial statements and cost records. We reconcile cost information with contractual frameworks and assess whether claimed costs represent legitimate expenses under the contract. We prepare independent cost recovery assessments under various legal theories including contract terms, breach of contract and tort law principles.
We review mitigation efforts, cost accounting methods, and damage calculations. We assess whether costs were properly incurred, whether alternatives existed and whether mitigation measures were pursued. Proper cost allocation is key to establishing recoverability in construction claims, and our analysis ensures costs are appropriately attributed to compensable events.
Technical Capability
Our consultants combine quantity surveying expertise with financial analysis skills, forensic accounting knowledge and construction cost engineering experience. This multidisciplinary approach enables comprehensive quantum analysis that addresses the most complex financial issues arising in construction disputes.
Detailed expertise in cost engineering, quantity surveying and construction cost analysis. We understand cost estimation, cost control systems and cost allocation methodologies across all phases of projects.
Comprehensive auditing of construction costs to verify compliance with contract provisions, identify legitimate cost categories and assess the reasonableness and necessity of claimed costs.
Assessment of damages and additional costs arising from contract breaches, variations, delays and other compensable events. We quantify losses using industry-recognized methodologies and contractual frameworks.
Detailed forensic analysis of financial records, cost allocation, cash flows and accounting practices to track costs and establish the basis for cost recovery claims.
Preparation and review of cost estimates, valuations and assessments. We prepare alternative cost estimates to evaluate claims and assess reasonableness of construction cost information.
Detailed analysis of change orders, variations and contractual claims. We evaluate the costs associated with changes and assess the entitlement to compensation under contract terms.
Schedule Analysis
We help clients demonstrate the relationship between cause and effect when presenting delay and disruption claims. Our experts utilise the most appropriate methods to analyse delays. With extensive experience, we apply sound planning practices to assess productivity, extensions of time, programme sequencing, and appropriate submissions regarding change impacts.
Delay and disruption claims require clear demonstration of the causal relationship between events and project impacts. We use rigorous analytical methodologies to establish this nexus, tracing how specific events affected project schedules, productivity and costs. Our analysis distinguishes between concurrent delays, sequential impacts and compounding effects.
We employ multiple delay analysis methodologies including critical path method analysis, as-planned versus as-built comparison, time impact analysis, window analysis and other established techniques. The choice of methodology depends on available schedule information, the nature of the delays and the contractual framework governing delay claims. We select appropriate methodologies and explain our reasoning clearly.
We assess productivity impacts on schedule and labor performance. Where delays extend project duration, we calculate appropriate extensions of time under contract provisions. We evaluate whether productivity losses were compensable, quantify the financial impact and assess entitlement under contract terms.
We conduct detailed audits of project schedules, evaluate the reasonableness of schedule assumptions and assess whether sequencing was realistic and achievable. Poor schedule logic, unrealistic duration estimates or inadequate management can affect delay analysis conclusions.
We prepare forecast cost to completion analysis, estimating the additional costs that will be incurred as a result of delay. This includes acceleration costs, extended preliminary costs, increased overhead and extended financing charges.
We evaluate the quantum and scheduling impacts of change orders and variations. Our analysis addresses how changes affected project duration, productivity and costs, and assesses entitlement to time and cost adjustments under the contract.
Schedule Expertise
We combine construction management expertise with critical path method knowledge and planning experience. Our consultants have managed major projects, prepared and maintained baseline schedules and analyzed delays across complex programs.
Complex Claims
The most effective quantum and delay claims combine rigorous financial analysis with sound schedule methodology. We integrate these disciplines to provide comprehensive expert analysis addressing both the timing and financial impact of delay events. This integrated approach strengthens expert evidence and supports successful claim outcomes.
Why Choose Us
Our analysis applies industry-recognized methodologies, established best practices and sound technical principles. We explain our reasoning clearly and support our conclusions with transparent analysis that withstands scrutiny.
Our consultants combine academic knowledge with extensive practical project experience. We understand construction realities, schedule management challenges and cost accounting practices in the field.
Our analysis withstands cross-examination because it is grounded in industry practice, contractual frameworks and clear methodology. We acknowledge limitations and distinguish between matters within our expertise and those outside it.
We provide strategic support through dispute resolution, from early case assessment to expert determination, arbitration or litigation. Our analysis informs negotiation strategies and supports favorable settlement discussions.
