This is the key reason for a schedule, it breaks time into small comprehensible units, just as a budget breaks money into small comprehensible units. As an example, every time I go to the grocery store I am surprised over how such small amounts add up to such a large total. Pit had a homeowner continually asking the contractors how long something was going to take. I laugh because I often hear that in my own staff meetings with some of the lower level superintendents. When events delay the job or shorten the allowed time to finish the work or there is additional work added without an extension of time, the contractor may have to accelerate the schedule.
Acceleration means the contractor applies extra effort and resources to finish the work sooner.
This can include more manpower, overtime, extra equipment, weekend work, or moving projects out of their normal sequence. If the contractor intends to keep the owner responsible for the additional costs associated with involuntary acceleration, the proper notices must be given and he should follow a specific sequence of actions to protect himself. All rights reserved.