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}\n\n\/* RESPONSIVE *\/\n@media (max-width: 1100px) {\n  .eq-dq .hero-content { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }\n  .eq-dq .hero-card { display: none; }\n  .eq-dq .overview-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }\n  .eq-dq .services-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }\n  .eq-dq .quantum-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }\n  .eq-dq .method-layout { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 2rem; }\n  .eq-dq .strip-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }\n  .eq-dq .cta-inner { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; }\n}\n\n@media (max-width: 768px) {\n  .eq-dq .hero { padding: 60px 0; }\n  .eq-dq .services-grid,\n  .eq-dq .quantum-grid,\n  .eq-dq .strip-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }\n  .eq-dq .container { width: min(var(--max), calc(100% - 32px)); }\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"eq-dq\">\n\n  <!-- HERO -->\n  <header class=\"hero\">\n    <div class=\"hero-accent-bar\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"container hero-content\">\n      <div>\n        <div class=\"eyebrow\">Delay &#038; Quantum Analysis<\/div>\n        <h1>Independent delay and quantum analysis for <em>construction disputes<\/em><\/h1>\n        <p class=\"hero-copy\">Equitas provides independent delay and quantum analysis across the full range of construction and engineering disputes. Our work is grounded in detailed review of the project record, careful methodology selection and clear presentation of findings \u2014 calibrated to the standard required by the forum in which the analysis will be used.<\/p>\n        <p class=\"hero-positioning\">We advise contractors, employers and legal teams on projects where the strength of the delay and quantum analysis directly determines the strength of the dispute position.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"hero-card\">\n        <div class=\"hero-card-label\">Analysis profile<\/div>\n        <div class=\"hero-list\">\n          <div class=\"hero-list-item\">All recognised delay analysis methodologies \u2014 TIA, IAP, CAB, Windows, As-Planned vs As-Built<\/div>\n          <div class=\"hero-list-item\">Prolongation, disruption, acceleration and loss and expense<\/div>\n          <div class=\"hero-list-item\">Programme analysis using P6 Primavera and MS Project<\/div>\n          <div class=\"hero-list-item\">Analysis calibrated for negotiation, DAB, adjudication or arbitration<\/div>\n          <div class=\"hero-list-item\">Expert report standard where required<\/div>\n          <div class=\"hero-list-item\">Experience across FIDIC, NEC, JCT and bespoke contracts<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/header>\n\n  <!-- OVERVIEW -->\n  <section class=\"overview-section\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n      <div class=\"eyebrow\">Overview<\/div>\n      <h2 class=\"section-title\" style=\"margin-top:1rem;\">Analysis built to withstand<br><em>scrutiny at every stage<\/em><\/h2>\n\n      <div class=\"overview-grid\">\n        <div class=\"overview-panel\">\n          <p>Delay and quantum analysis is at the heart of most construction and engineering disputes. Whether the issue is an extension of time claim, a prolongation cost assessment, a disruption evaluation or a quantum opinion for arbitration, the quality of the underlying analysis determines how far the position can be advanced and how well it holds up under challenge.<\/p>\n          <p>Equitas provides delay and quantum analysis across live project settings and formal dispute contexts. We select the methodology most appropriate to the facts, the available project record and the requirements of the forum \u2014 and we explain clearly why that approach has been adopted and how the conclusions follow from the evidence.<\/p>\n          <p>Our analysis is conducted using P6 Primavera and MS Project for programme work, alongside detailed review of cost records, contemporaneous documents, correspondence and instructions. Where the analysis is being prepared for use in formal proceedings, it is structured to the standard required of expert evidence.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"quote-panel\">\n          <span class=\"label\">Our Position<\/span>\n          <blockquote>&#8220;The methodology is only as good as the record it is applied to. We build our analysis from the project record up \u2014 not from a preferred conclusion down.&#8221;<\/blockquote>\n          <p>Selecting the right methodology, applying it consistently and being transparent about its limitations is what makes delay and quantum analysis useful in a dispute setting \u2014 and what allows it to withstand cross-examination or challenge from an opposing expert.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <!-- DELAY ANALYSIS -->\n  <section class=\"delay-section\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n      <div class=\"eyebrow\">Delay Analysis<\/div>\n      <h2 class=\"section-title\" style=\"margin-top:1rem;\">Delay analysis across all<br><em>recognised methodologies<\/em><\/h2>\n      <p class=\"section-intro\">We apply all recognised delay analysis methodologies, selecting the approach best suited to the facts, the available record and the requirements of the forum.<\/p>\n\n      <div class=\"services-grid\">\n\n        <div class=\"service-card primary\">\n          <div class=\"service-icon\">T<\/div>\n          <h3 class=\"service-title\">Time Impact Analysis<\/h3>\n          <p class=\"service-desc\">Prospective or retrospective TIA assessing the impact of individual delay events on the programme at the time they occurred. We insert the delay event into the programme logic and measure its effect on the critical path \u2014 the most commonly required methodology under FIDIC Sub-Clause 8.5 and similar provisions.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"service-card primary\">\n          <div class=\"service-icon\">I<\/div>\n          <h3 class=\"service-title\">Impacted As-Planned<\/h3>\n          <p class=\"service-desc\">Analysis of delay by inserting delay events into the as-planned programme to demonstrate their prospective impact on completion. We apply this methodology where the project record supports it and where its limitations relative to other approaches are understood and addressed.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"service-card primary\">\n          <div class=\"service-icon\">C<\/div>\n          <h3 class=\"service-title\">Collapsed As-Built<\/h3>\n          <p class=\"service-desc\">Retrospective analysis removing delay events from the as-built programme to demonstrate what the completion date would have been but for those events. We apply this methodology carefully, addressing the evidential requirements for establishing the as-built programme and the basis for event removal.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"service-card\">\n          <div class=\"service-icon\">W<\/div>\n          <h3 class=\"service-title\">Windows Analysis<\/h3>\n          <p class=\"service-desc\">Analysis of delay across defined time windows, assessing the critical path and delay causation within each window. This approach is particularly well suited to projects with complex concurrent delay issues or where a retrospective analysis of the programme is required over a long delay period.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"service-card\">\n          <div class=\"service-icon\">A<\/div>\n          <h3 class=\"service-title\">As-Planned vs As-Built<\/h3>\n          <p class=\"service-desc\">Comparison of the planned programme against actual progress to identify where delays occurred, the activities affected and the overall impact on completion. We use this approach where the project record supports a reliable as-built programme and as a starting point for more detailed analysis.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"service-card\">\n          <div class=\"service-icon\">R<\/div>\n          <h3 class=\"service-title\">Retrospective Delay Analysis<\/h3>\n          <p class=\"service-desc\">Comprehensive retrospective analysis of project delay, combining programme review, contemporaneous record analysis and causation assessment to establish a complete picture of delay events and their impact. Used where a broad overview of the delay position is required before a specific methodology is selected.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <!-- DIVIDER -->\n  <div class=\"section-divider\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n      <div class=\"divider-inner\">\n        <div class=\"divider-line\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"divider-label\">Quantum Assessment<\/div>\n        <div class=\"divider-line\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- QUANTUM -->\n  <section class=\"quantum-section\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n      <div class=\"eyebrow\">Quantum Assessment<\/div>\n      <h2 class=\"section-title\" style=\"margin-top:1rem;\">Financial assessment across<br><em>all construction claim types<\/em><\/h2>\n      <p class=\"section-intro\">We provide quantum assessment across the full range of construction claims, grounded in the project cost record and structured to address the specific entitlement basis established under the contract.<\/p>\n\n      <div class=\"quantum-grid\">\n\n        <div class=\"quantum-card\">\n          <div class=\"service-icon\">P<\/div>\n          <h3 class=\"service-title\">Prolongation Costs<\/h3>\n          <p class=\"service-desc\">Assessment of time-related costs arising from qualifying delay events, including site preliminaries, staff costs, plant standing costs, financing costs and any other prolongation-related heads of claim. We structure prolongation claims to address the specific cost basis required under the applicable contract and jurisdiction.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"quantum-card\">\n          <div class=\"service-icon\">D<\/div>\n          <h3 class=\"service-title\">Disruption &#038; Loss of Productivity<\/h3>\n          <p class=\"service-desc\">Assessment of productivity loss arising from changed working conditions, out-of-sequence working, overcrowding, acceleration, late information or other disruption events. We apply measured mile, programme comparison and other recognised disruption analysis methods depending on the available project records.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"quantum-card\">\n          <div class=\"service-icon\">A<\/div>\n          <h3 class=\"service-title\">Acceleration Costs<\/h3>\n          <p class=\"service-desc\">Assessment of additional costs arising from instructed or constructive acceleration to recover a delayed completion date, including overtime, additional resources, shift working, plant costs and the associated productivity impacts of accelerated delivery.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"quantum-card\">\n          <div class=\"service-icon\">V<\/div>\n          <h3 class=\"service-title\">Variation Pricing &#038; Assessment<\/h3>\n          <p class=\"service-desc\">Valuation and assessment of variations, changes, additional works and scope disputes using contract rates, fair rates, measured work and other valuation bases as required by the contract and the facts. We also assist in reviewing and challenging variation assessments submitted by the opposing party.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"quantum-card\">\n          <div class=\"service-icon\">L<\/div>\n          <h3 class=\"service-title\">Loss &#038; Expense<\/h3>\n          <p class=\"service-desc\">Assessment of direct loss and expense arising from employer default, late information, variations, suspension and other contractual entitlement grounds \u2014 linking each head of claim to the contractual basis of recovery and the project cost record that supports it.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"quantum-card\">\n          <div class=\"service-icon\">H<\/div>\n          <h3 class=\"service-title\">Head Office Overhead<\/h3>\n          <p class=\"service-desc\">Assessment of head office overhead recovery using recognised formulae including Eichleay, Hudson and Emden, as well as actual cost approaches where the project record supports them. We advise on the appropriate methodology for the jurisdiction and forum and the evidential basis required to sustain the claim.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <!-- HOW WE APPROACH -->\n  <section class=\"method-section\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n      <div class=\"eyebrow\">Our Approach<\/div>\n      <h2 class=\"section-title\" style=\"margin-top:1rem;\">How we develop delay<br><em>and quantum positions<\/em><\/h2>\n\n      <div class=\"method-layout\">\n        <div class=\"method-steps\">\n\n          <div class=\"method-step\">\n            <span class=\"step-num\">I<\/span>\n            <div>\n              <h4 class=\"step-title\">Review the project record<\/h4>\n              <p class=\"step-body\">We begin with a detailed review of the as-planned and as-built programmes, contemporaneous correspondence, instructions, site records, cost data and other project documents \u2014 establishing what the record can and cannot support before any methodology is selected.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"method-step\">\n            <span class=\"step-num\">II<\/span>\n            <div>\n              <h4 class=\"step-title\">Select the appropriate methodology<\/h4>\n              <p class=\"step-body\">We select the delay and quantum methodology best suited to the facts, the available record and the requirements of the forum \u2014 explaining clearly why that approach has been adopted and addressing likely challenges from opposing experts or decision-makers.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"method-step\">\n            <span class=\"step-num\">III<\/span>\n            <div>\n              <h4 class=\"step-title\">Apply the analysis rigorously<\/h4>\n              <p class=\"step-body\">The delay and quantum analysis is applied consistently and transparently, with clear linkage between the factual basis, the methodology and the conclusions. We identify and address concurrency, mitigation, causation and quantum issues proactively.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"method-step\">\n            <span class=\"step-num\">IV<\/span>\n            <div>\n              <h4 class=\"step-title\">Present for the forum<\/h4>\n              <p class=\"step-body\">The analysis is presented in a form appropriate to its intended use \u2014 whether that is a commercial negotiation, a DAB referral, an adjudication submission or an expert report for arbitration. Clarity, structure and evidential support are calibrated to the audience and the forum.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"method-panel\">\n          <span class=\"label\">Methodology Selection<\/span>\n          <h3>The right methodology depends on the facts \u2014 not on which produces the best number.<\/h3>\n          <p>Different delay analysis methodologies produce different results from the same facts. The selection of methodology should be driven by what the project record supports, what the contract requires and what the forum will accept \u2014 not by which approach produces the largest entitlement.<\/p>\n          <p>We are transparent about methodology selection, its limitations and how it interacts with the specific facts of the project. 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