(DD13) Delay and Disruption
Quantifying delay costs – labour resources Introduction My last article, DD12, provided a brief introduction to quantifying delay costs. That article touched on whether the claim being made for delay [...]
NSW Construction Project Hours Extended during COVID-19
The NSW Government has recently introduced rules to vary operating hours for construction projects in NSW. Under the amendments to the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, the Minister for [...]
Coronavirus: commercial considerations
For us at Aston Consult it is business as usual; we are very lucky in that the nature of our business makes it second-nature for us to work remotely if it is necessary to do so. However fortunate this [...]
(DD12) Delay and Disruption
DD12: Quantifying delay costs – an introduction Introduction Generally, it is the contractor who claims delay costs from the employer due to delay which is an employer-risk delay,[1] with the basis of [...]
Expand your knowledge of how to quantify and deal with delays and disruptions
Hosted by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, developed and facilitated by our Director and quantum expert, Robert Gemmell will be conducting the Delay and Disruption Training course between [...]
Exciting year ahead for Brisbane property development
Aston Consult enjoyed last night’s Property Leaders Brisbane “20 for 2020” event, during which the panel members each presented their 5 Big Ideas for Brisbane over the next decade. Informative and tho [...]
(DD11) Delay and Disruption
Concurrent Delay and the AS Forms Introduction To date, I have written four articles on concurrent delay. The first provided an overview of concurrent delay (DD07), the second identified what concurr [...]
Continuous improvement for our Experts
Matthew Miniotas, Douglas Wilson, Rob McLellan and Robert Gemmell of Aston Consult’s Expert Services team attended the Academy of Experts’ Expert Witness 3-day training in Sydney last week to ensure t [...]
Sydney Light Rail officially opens!
Congratulations to our client, Acciona and its JV Partner ALSTOM on a tremendous achievement in the forthcoming opening of the Sydney Light Rail Project on Saturday, 14th December 2019. It has been a [...]
(DD10) Delay and Disruption
Approaches to assess contributory causes of delay and additional cost Introduction To date, I have written three articles on concurrent delay. The first provided an overview (DD07), the second identif [...]
