TY - BOOK AU - Gibson,Roger TI - Practical guide to disruption and productivity loss on construction and engineering projects SN - 9781118992173 AV - KD1641 U1 - 343.4107/8624 23 PY - 2015/// CY - Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom PB - Wiley-Blackwell KW - Construction contracts KW - Great Britain KW - LAW KW - Construction KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Delay and Disruption KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes index; Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction -- Contracts and case law -- Programmes and record keeping -- Delay and disruption -- Loss of productivity -- Acceleration and mitigation N2 - "Disruption of a construction project is of key concern to the contractor as any delay to the project will involve the contractor in financial loss, unless those losses can be recovered from the employer. It is, however, acknowledged that disruption claims in construction are difficult to prove, usually the result of poor or inaccurate project records, but the cost of lost productivity or reduced efficiency to the contractor under these circumstances is very real. Practical Guide to Disruption and Productivity Loss on Construction & Engineering Projects is clearly written to explain the key causes of disruption and productivity loss. Disruption claims rest on proof of causation, so it discusses the project records that are necessary to demonstrate the causes of disruption, lost productivity and reduced efficiency in detail. Quantification of a disruption claim in terms of delay to activities and the associated costs are also fully discussed. With many worked examples throughout the text, this will be an essential book for anyone either preparing or assessing a disruption and loss of productivity claims, including architects, contract administrators, project managers and quantity surveyors as well as contractors, contracts consultants and construction lawyers"-- UR - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118992159 ER -