Claims, Delay and Extension of Time (EOT) Analysis

Course Category : Project Management

A specialised course that equips participants to analyse time-related claims, evaluate delays, and prepare defensible Extension of Time submissions using recognised contractual and professional project methodologies.
Duration: 5 Days
Level: Advanced.

Starts On

13 - July - 2026

Ends On

17 - July - 2026

Location

Spain - Barcelona

Language

English

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Targeted Audience

  • Project Managers
  • Planning and Scheduling Engineers
  • Contract and Subcontract Managers
  • Site Engineers and Construction Managers
  • Claims and Dispute Resolution Professionals
  • Consultants, Employers, and Their Representatives
  • Contract Engineers and Commercial Professionals
  • Personnel involved in construction, infrastructure, and energy project delivery

Targeted Skills

  • Interpreting contractual provisions related to delay and EOT
  • Distinguishing delay categories and their contractual implications
  • Analysing the critical path and its relevance to time entitlement
  • Applying professional delay analysis methodologies
  • Preparing evidence-based EOT submissions
  • Assessing concurrent delay and responsibility allocation
  • Linking project events to the contractual schedule baseline
  • Strengthening technical and contractual negotiation capability on claims

Expected Outcomes

  • Interpret the contractual and legal basis of delay and EOT claims in projects.
  • Distinguish excusable, non-excusable, compensable, and non-compensable delays under contract conditions.
  • Analyse the impact of time-related events on the programme and critical path using appropriate professional methods.
  • Prepare a complete EOT claim file including chronology, supporting records, and technical analysis.
  • Evaluate concurrent delay situations and determine their implications for entitlement and responsibility.
  • Improve the quality of decisions related to the acceptance or rejection of EOT claims.

Training Topics Index

  • The concept of time-related claims and their importance in project management
  • Contractual basis of EOT and required notices
  • The relationship between contract conditions, records, and the schedule
  • Roles and responsibilities of the employer, contractor, and consultant
  • Principles of evidence and documentation in time claims

  • Critical and non-critical delay
  • Excusable and non-excusable delay
  • Compensable and non-compensable delay
  • Concurrent delay and its interpretive challenges
  • Root-cause analysis of time-impacting events

  • Understanding the contractual programme and baseline schedule
  • Critical path concept and logic relationships between activities
  • Programme updates and their effect on delay analysis
  • Using daily records, reports, and correspondence as analysis inputs
  • Linking actual project events to contractual completion impact

  • As-Planned vs As-Built method
  • Impacted As-Planned method
  • Time Impact Analysis method
  • Windows Analysis method
  • Professional structure and drafting of an EOT submission

  • Reviewing EOT entitlement from the employer’s or consultant’s perspective
  • Common weaknesses in EOT claims
  • Technical and contractual response strategies to objections
  • Negotiation and early settlement of delay disputes
  • Preparing support files for expert review, arbitration, or dispute boards