California Construction Delay Analysis
When a California project encounters delay, the schedule record is part of the evidence. HADVEN analyzes the project chronology, logic and available records so the time impact can be explained in a way project teams can review.
Information first. Commercial action second.
Use the guide below to understand the discipline, then move directly to a service, project case study or schedule review.
Schedule first, conclusion second
A delay analysis should begin with what the project record can establish: baseline logic, update status, actual work, critical path, milestone changes and contemporaneous documentation. The methodology should fit the record.
- Critical path review
- Baseline and update comparison
- Delay chronology
- As-built schedule reconstruction
- Methodology selection
TIA and EOT support
A TIA can quantify the schedule effect of a defined change event when the schedule model and project records support the analysis. EOT documentation then needs a clear link between event, schedule effect and requested time.
- Time Impact Analysis context
- EOT schedule exhibits
- Event chronology
- Schedule fragnet development
- Owner / agency review support
Forensic delay analysis
Forensic work looks backward through the record to identify how project events changed the schedule. The output depends on the available record and can include windows-style analysis, as-built reconstruction or another appropriate methodology.
- Schedule reconstruction
- Delay event identification
- Criticality analysis
- Concurrent-delay context
- Documented narrative
Common questions
What is the difference between a TIA and a forensic delay analysis?
A Time Impact Analysis measures the effect of a specific delay event on the accepted schedule and is often used during the project to support a time-extension request. Forensic delay analysis reconstructs the record after the fact using methods such as windows analysis or collapsed as-built.
What records support a delay analysis?
Native schedule updates with narratives, daily reports, RFIs and submittal logs, written notices, meeting minutes and change-order documents. The better the record, the more methods are available.
Is a delay analysis legal advice?
No. HADVEN prepares schedule-based analysis. Questions about entitlement under the contract or California law belong with legal counsel.
What to send us
A fast, accurate first response needs three things. Send whatever you have; we will tell you what else is useful.
- The contract scheduling specification or the relevant sections
- The current schedule in native format (Primavera P6 XER or Microsoft Project) if one exists
- A short description of the project, the question or the delay event