Not all Contract Variations make money, if anything, the majority of Contract Variations have an adverse effect on Labour Productivity & Existing Construction Schedule Tasks. They demand immediate financial commitment, expose the Contractor to Increased Risk and can ultimately negatively impact Operational Profitability. 

At Hazelton Hanlon Hart our Forensic Claim Analysis services account for the Time and Cost imposts and cumulative effects that are often overlooked in the valuation of contract variations and development of the Time Impact Analysis on Existing scheduled construction activities on Project, through to business operations. 

Contract Variations are more often than not, performed concurrently with Contract works, the effects on site of performing Contract Variations not only has an adverse effect on Site Management, Supervision and Trade Labour, but also the deliverables from which the additional works are performed 

Our Forensic Claim Analysis Services look not only at the performance of the works, but capture the detrimental effects and adverse conditions on the Business as a whole, related to the performance of Contract Variations, such as 

Our Forensic Claim Analysis services also account for the actual, physical conditions encountered, and the resultant effects, in performing the works during Contract Execution, such as

The conditions, effects and delays described above, have the ability to Negatively Impact the Productivity rates of both Direct and Indirect labour, estimated within the Contract variation submission, from Multi-Storey Installations to the increased demand of unscheduled overtime, problems with access and commencement, materials invoiced unable to be claimed until installed and removal of Task Float from existing schedules all have the ability to reduce the efficiency of the individual performing the works and the wider crew of Trade labour performing the works on Project.

In effect, the above results in reduced or negative contract variations margin and ultimately results in Increasing of Labour Density within already Scheduled Tasks, compressed to make up for lost time on execution of Contract Deliverable Works.