Planetal: Experts in delay

By Planetal:

Delay has been a hot topic in the news lately with several high profile projects being delivered or anticipated to be delivered late. There are also a high number of insolvencies in the construction sector with many being hit by problem projects.

Matthew is the Director of Forensic Planning & Expert Services at Planetal – A bespoke planning & delay consultancy that works with clients, contractors, and subcontractors to help improve project delivery and produce or assess extension of time and disruption claims.

He said: “Demonstrating and articulating delay is a skill. A poorly demonstrated analysis will prolongate and frustrate the resolution of any claim. An incorrect analysis will either give a false sense of entitlement or lead to non-perusal of a just claim.

“Either way its imperative you engage with a knowledgeable and experienced delay analyst which is exactly why we are here and why a lot of our work has led to resolution through negotiation rather than other, more expensive form of dispute resolution.”

Since launching in October, Planetal has already been engaged on several delayed projects. But Matthew goes on to explain it doesn’t need to get to this point before engaging an analyst. He said: “In my opinion, the earlier you can get a robust analysis in place the better. It will reignite any stagnated discussions, we often see arguments focussed on points which are not relevant to the actual delay based on the facts. This is often a result of a poorly prepared or flawed analysis from the start.”

Not only are Planetal working on delayed projects but helping contractors demonstrate and assess change to their ongoing projects. If you would like to get in touch then visit www.planetal.uk, email info@planetal.uk or call on 01379 770930.

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