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Claims Avoidance

Claims Avoidance ties hand-in-hand with Risk Management.  Claims Avoidance requires attention to operational details by all levels of management.  At Tectonics, Inc. we advocate direct assistance to all levels of personnel – mentoring, advising and assisting in the creation of an ongoing knowledgebase and associated skills for each level.

·         Field Personnel

§         Recognizing claim situations

§         Maintaining job diaries

§         Attendance at field meetings

§         Job site photos

§         Progress schedules

§         Productivity records

§         Notification requirements

§         Change order management.

·         Office Personnel

§         Drawing approvals

§         Equipment cuts

§         Plans and specifications

§         Separation of costs

§         Record keeping

§         Job cost systems

§         Special coding for delay related items.

·         Management

§         Review of bidding requirements

§         Notification requirements

§         Record keeping

§         Timeliness of claim filing

§         Negotiation tactics

§         Court action vs. Arbitration or Mediation.

All personnel must stay tuned into the ever changing conditions – communication is the key – as all watchful eyes monitor different aspects of the project progress, continuous review of causes for action will be assured:

·         Excessive change orders required

·         Constructive changes that will affect schedules

·         Schedule slippage and deviation

·         Interference by others

·         Inspection and testing problems

·         Delayed submittal approvals

·         Concealed and differing conditions

·         Design errors and omissions


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