Seeking assistance re: Project Recovery

Thank you Mr Cutner & Mr Brooks for your time and consideration to my little quandry. 



I really appreciate the advice/ feedback.



To Mr Brooks: I agree that this may be one of the things that we will have to absorb, but I am trying to look at the problem at all angles before surrendering. I will also re-look the detailed schedule.



To Mr Cutner: The issue of a claim may eventually be raised post-completion, but let me expand a bit on the delays:



The contract allows for the issue of permits at say 7:00 am beyond which the contractor can make a claim using standby rates submitted. On the contractor side (my side) a late issue of permits for excavation works (for concrete foundations) affects my progress in the task of excavation, the amount of concrete to be used will be affected (ordered from a supplier off-site), this pushes back all succeeding tasks by a day due to supplier limits, etc.



A common delay that I have been facing is frequent change of scope by the client: eg. an instruction to "clear & compact an area for access" has changed to "create an access road" and then back to the initial....This affects me greatly as I have to plan my work around the equipment available, the need to complete works in a "section" to get cash flow from the project, etc. (in this job there are a number of sections being worked on simultaneously but equipment is shared/ scheduled).



Recently the client has halted preliminary works to re-do the risk assessment of the job. This stems from uncertainties underground (dead cables/ pipelines that there are no record of) that were not accounted for. 



Now when the client comes to a meeting and higlights our lack of progress, I am trying to figure out the best way to present all of this info......

 

Thank you Mr Cutner & Mr Brooks for your time and consideration to my little quandry. 



I really appreciate the advice/ feedback.



To Mr Brooks: I agree that this may be one of the things that we will have to absorb, but I am trying to look at the problem at all angles before surrendering. I will also re-look the detailed schedule.



To Mr Cutner: The issue of a claim may eventually be raised post-completion, but let me expand a bit on the delays:



The contract allows for the issue of permits at say 7:00 am beyond which the contractor can make a claim using standby rates submitted. On the contractor side (my side) a late issue of permits for excavation works (for concrete foundations) affects my progress in the task of excavation, the amount of concrete to be used will be affected (ordered from a supplier off-site), this pushes back all succeeding tasks by a day due to supplier limits, etc.



A common delay that I have been facing is frequent change of scope by the client: eg. an instruction to "clear & compact an area for access" has changed to "create an access road" and then back to the initial....This affects me greatly as I have to plan my work around the equipment available, the need to complete works in a "section" to get cash flow from the project, etc. (in this job there are a number of sections being worked on simultaneously but equipment is shared/ scheduled).



Recently the client has halted preliminary works to re-do the risk assessment of the job. This stems from uncertainties underground (dead cables/ pipelines that there are no record of) that were not accounted for. 



Now when the client comes to a meeting and higlights our lack of progress, I am trying to figure out the best way to present all of this info......