Provides a thorough analysis and discussion of the causes and consequences of construction delays and resulting litigation. Written by the general counsel for a national construction firm and a construction litigation consultant, this book explains how to analyze a delay claim and covers issues of entitlement, factual causation, and legal causation. Includes examples of scheduling techniques, graphics highlighting delay causes, sample calculations of damages, and how to use the schedule to prove delay. Chapters cover the definition of delay, processing and analysis of delay claims, delay damages, establishing the basis of liability, dispute resolution forums, sureties and delay claims, and the avoidance and minimizing of delay claims.