Quick Guide To Construction Claims

This book has been designed to give busy construction professionals (including lawyers operating in the construction industry) exactly what the title suggests – a quick reference guide to construction claims. The information contained herein is invaluable for professionals who work with various standard forms of construction contracts (including FIDIC).

This book can be read in just about twenty minutes; say, before an important claims meeting, before submitting a claim or while preparing a defence against one.

The following Key topics are covered:

* Construction Claims – Introduction, types of claims and why/how do they arise.

* The difference between a variation/change-order and a claim.

* The various types of delay analysis methodologies that are used to prove Extension of Time (EOT) claims.

* The difference between a “Cause and Effect” analysis based claim and a global claim.

* Key contractual issues that arise in relation to claims.

* “Defensive Strategies” for professionals who are at the receiving end of a claim.

This book will give an excellent insight into construction claims for professionals who are not familiar with the subject, and it will serve as a good reference book for professionals who are experienced with claims.

Publisher/Distributor

This book has been published and distributed by:
PRIME CONSULTING - Construction Claims & Contracts Consultants
Rajska 3/93
02-654 warsaw,poland
E-Mail: info@primeconsulting.pl

For further information please visit our website: http://www.primeconsulting.pl

About the author

N.M. Raj is the Principal Consultant and Managing Partner of Prime Consulting – Construction Claims and Contracts Consultants. Raj specialises in construction claims, FIDIC (and other major forms of contracts) and commercial/contracts management. He holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and has around 20 years of commercial/claims management experience in the industry.

Raj received legal training in arbitration and contract law from the University of Reading (UK) and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK). He has also held memberships of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (UK), the Chartered Institute of Building (UK) and the Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering (US).

Raj has worked or consulted on several iconic projects in Europe, Russia/CIS, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and the Far East. The major projects he is or has been involved with include the Burj Khalifa (the tallest building in the world, in the UAE), Zlote Tarasy (One of the largest multi-purpose shopping malls in Europe), Limerick Tunnel PPP scheme (Ireland), the landmark Gazprom tower project (Russia), Media City - Egypt (One of the largest information and media complexes in the world), and various other iconic projects around the world.

Raj has presented several seminars on claims, is the author of various articles, and regularly provides advice to developers, consultants and construction companies around the world.