Construction Delays Account for Most Damage Costs. The Schedule Proves Who Owns Them.
Every owner, contractor, and subcontractor will face a construction dispute. It is not a question of if — it is a question of when. And when that dispute arrives, the schedule is either your strongest asset or your greatest liability.
A forensic schedule analysis examines the contemporaneous project record — schedule submissions, updates, daily logs, correspondence, pay applications, and change orders — to identify the critical drivers of delay, quantify their magnitude, and apportion responsibility to the party that caused them.
Critical Path Method scheduling has been the industry standard for identifying project delays for over forty years. But a schedule is only as defensible as the governance that produced it. PSC’s forensic methodology starts where most consultants stop — at the intersection of schedule mechanics, contractual entitlement, and the evidentiary record that proves causation.
Two Experts. One Defensible Record.
PSC deploys a dual-expert model that separates governance analysis from testifying opinion — ensuring every conclusion is independently verifiable and every opinion survives cross-examination.
Schedule Governance Analysis
Examines the forensic record for systemic governance failures — schedule manipulation, resource stripping, delay misattribution, float erosion, and noncompliant submissions.
- Forensic schedule deconstruction across all submissions
- Causation analysis tied to contemporaneous project records
- Contractual compliance assessment under governing specifications
- Governance failure identification and pattern mapping
- Advisory memos and legal strategy coordination
Testifying Expert Opinion
Delivers the expert opinion — quantified, defensible, and built to withstand adversarial proceedings. Undefeated dispute record across all forums.
- Expert reports and demonstratives for tribunal proceedings
- Deposition and cross-examination testimony
- Delay quantification and damage calculation
- Mediation, arbitration, and litigation support
- Rebuttal analysis and opposing expert critique
Dispute Resolution Services
Every engagement is tailored to the dispute. PSC provides the forensic analysis, damage quantification, and expert opinion — from preliminary assessment through final resolution.
Forensic Schedule Analysis
Detailed forensic examination of all schedule submissions, updates, and project records to identify critical path delays, quantify their duration, and apportion responsibility under the contract.
Damage Calculation
Financial quantification of delay damages including direct costs, extended general conditions, liquidated damages exposure, and total cost impact aligned to the delay causation analysis.
Extended Home Office Overhead
Calculation of unabsorbed home office overhead using Eichleay, Canadian, or other recognized methodologies — tied to demonstrated compensable delay periods.
Loss of Efficiency & Productivity
Quantification of added labor, equipment, and material costs resulting from disruption, acceleration, stacking of trades, and out-of-sequence work driven by project delays.
Request for Equitable Adjustment
Preparation of REA packages for federal and government contracts — entitlement narratives, cost substantiation, and schedule impact analysis aligned to FAR/DFAR requirements.
Expert Witness Testimony
Deposition and trial testimony from PSC’s lead testifying expert — credentialed, cross-examination tested, and backed by an undefeated dispute record across all forums and jurisdictions.
A Phased Approach to Every Dispute
PSC tailors its forensic engagement to the dispute’s complexity, timeline, and resolution forum. Every engagement begins with an assessment — not a sales pitch.
Preliminary Assessment
Review of project records, schedule submissions, and contract documents. Formulation of forensic objectives, methodology selection, and engagement scope.
Forensic Analysis
Full forensic deconstruction of the schedule record. Critical path identification, delay quantification, causation mapping, and concurrent delay assessment.
Expert Report
Development of the expert report with supporting demonstratives, damage calculations, and opinion conclusions built for the resolution forum.
Resolution Support
Mediation preparation, arbitration support, deposition testimony, trial testimony, rebuttal analysis, and opposing expert critique through final resolution.
Five Years. Zero Adverse Findings.
PSC has supported resolution of over $10 billion in construction claims across 100+ disputes — owners, contractors, government agencies, and investment firms. The forensic record speaks for itself.
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