Understanding Delay-Claim Methodologies. How to Use As-Built Schedules in the Evaluation of Delay Claims. Few elements in construction work are of greater significance than the time factor. Consequently, at the core of construction is the construction schedule . Sophisticated, precise scheduling often spells the difference between a project's success or failure.
Time is a scarce resource.
One of the ways to manage time and other available resources is through an understanding of scheduling as a management tool. Further, construction schedules are also a sword and a shield, not only an altering or monitoring device. Mr. Freas has participated in the preparation and presentation for negotiation and litigation of a number of major construction claims and has also provided construction management services to owner clients during programming, design, and construction phases. Mr. Freas is an adjunct professor in the Department of Civil, Environment, and Infrastructure Engineering at George Mason University.