Impact Damages and Productivity Impacted Schedule 2026 Updates

Impact damages are probably the least understood type of construction claims. When owners and contractors discuss construction claims, issues mentioned center on poor design, change orders, site conditions, and delays. When the discussion turns to damages, the focus is on labor cost, time extensions, extended overheads, etc. All too often, owners and contractors fail to raise the issue of impact damages. Impact damages are the downstream effects of adverse events on a project that are not typically compensated for in change orders. This webinar discusses typical causes of impact damages and the elements of proof necessary to recover impact damage claims. As impact events arise on a project, the webinar covers how to calculate the loss of productivity and use the productivity loss in preparing productivity impact schedule updates.

Learning Objectives:-

• Attendees will be able to identify the causes of impact damages.
• Will understand that contractors do not have to experience a project delay to recover impact damages.
• Attendees will see 14 examples of recoverable impact damage claims and the elements of proof for each.
• Information will be provided on how to recover impact damages.
• A discussion on the basics of labor productivity and productivity loss documentation will be used to set the stage for preparing a productivity impacted schedule update.
• Steps to take to prepare a productivity impacted schedule update will be revealed and the two uses of such schedule updates will be discussed.

Who Will Benefit?

• Owners and owner field staff participating in construction projects.
• Construction managers and design professionals, involved with project execution.
• Contractor executives and project managers involved with construction projects.