Second Edition of Construction Delays Available for Purchase
Trauner Consulting Services, Inc. is pleased to announce that Second Edition of Theodore J. Trauner's book entitled, Construction Delays– Understanding Them Clearly – Analyzing Them Correctly is currently available for purchase. The book provides owners and contractors knowledge of the basic types of delays, as well as how to evaluate delays and determine the associated costs. The aim of Construction Delays is to help owners and contractors prevent claims on construction projects, and if a delay occurs, provide an understanding of how best to resolve the questions of time and cost.
You can purchase Construction Delays here.

Trauner Offers Continuing Legal Education Credits
Trauner Consulting Services, Inc. is pleased to offer free Continuing Legal Education seminars. Each seminar is pre-approved for one CLE credit hour in select states. The available seminars are:

A Review of Concurrency and Float 7/7/09

How the Expert and the Attorney Work Together 8/13/09
(available for Ethics credit in some states)

Using Industry Standards to Calculate Inefficiencies 9/15/09

What is the Critical Path? 10/15/09

If you are interested in any of these seminars, please contact marketing@traunerconsulting.com for more information.

Trauner Announces Free Training with Construction Netcast
Trauner is pleased to announce an innovative program that we hope you will be excited about. Many construction professionals struggle with the high cost of training their staff. Therefore, we developed the Construction Netcast as a free and convenient solution to this problem. The Construction Netcast is a series of mini-seminar videos that users can subscribe to and receive every month for free. This is an unprecedented opportunity to learn from industry experts. Each month, experts will discuss the issues that affect your projects. Topics include project scheduling, claims avoidance, construction management, specification writing, alternative procurement methods, contracting best practices, and many others. You can enjoy these 10-15 minute training programs on your computer, iPod, PDA, or other portable devices. You can even subscribe for free and receive these programs on a monthly basis. We also have an audio version for those who would rather listen than watch. Like any other training program, we will continually build towards more complex and advanced discussions. The result: training you need when it's convenient for you. You can visit the Construction Netcast site by clicking here.
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Trauner to Assist with Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP II) Over Next Five Years
To address the challenges of moving people and goods efficiently and safely on the nation's highways, Congress has created the second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP II). Trauner has been tasked under the SHRP II program to assist with the highway renewal program over the next five years. Under the $3M Performance Specifications for Rapid Highway Renewal project, Trauner, through a series of tasks, will develop guidelines for ranking important performance parameters (e.g., time, quality, cost, risk, complexity) based on project type and new performance specifications for different highway renewal scenarios (e.g., road, bridge, structures, traffic control) and guidelines for their implementation.
Learn More About This Project Here

Trauner Assists in the Development of AACEI's Recommended Practice for Forensic Schedule Analysis
At the end of June 2007, the Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering International (AACEI) published its “Recommended Practice for Forensic Schedule Analysis.” The publication was also presented at AACEI's 51st Annual Meeting in Nashville, Tennessee on July 15th through July 18th. The Recommended Practice is the first publication in the industry that comprehensively classifies all known schedule analysis techniques used by construction scheduling professionals to identify and measure project delay using project schedules. The Recommended Practice for Forensic Schedule Analysis is the result of extensive efforts by many, including Mark Nagata, a Director with Trauner Consulting Services, Inc. A copy of the Recommended Practice for Forensic Schedule Analysis can be obtained from AACEI's website. The delay analysis techniques used by Trauner Consulting Services, Inc. are also described in this publication.
You Can Read AACEI's Recommended Practice for Forensic Schedule Analysis Here

Trauner Assists with Dispute Resolution at Victor Hotel
Trauner assisted a Contractor in an arbitration relating to a claim on the $14M renovation and restoration of the historic Victor Hotel in Miami, FL. Issues on the project arose because of numerous changes resulting in additional costs and project delays. Trauner prepared an as-built project schedule, performed a detailed delay analysis, and provided expert testimony at arbitration. The arbitration award was a favorable award for our client.

Trauner Project Wins America's Transportation Award for On-Time Delivery
Trauner's efforts played a part in the success of Washington State Department of Transportation's award-winning Tacoma Narrows Bridge Project. The mile-long Tacoma Narrows Bridge is the longest suspension span built in the United States in four decades. After five years of construction, the new bridge opened to traffic on July 16, 2007 – four weeks ahead of schedule. The $724M design-build project received "America's Transportation Award" for "On-Time Large Project" from AAA, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials , and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. During this project, Trauner conducted schedule analysis services and provided monthly reports which analyzed the project's progress and addressed potential project delay issues.
Learn More About America's Transportation Award Here

Watch Video on Critical Construction Delays
Join Scott Lowe, P.E., of Trauner Consulting Services, as he explains what makes a critical construction delay compensable or non-compensable. The topic comes from the National Highway Institute course entitled, Managing Highway Contract Claims: Analysis and Avoidance. View the Full Video Here
Sign Up for the 2-Day Class Here

Trauner Participates in Innovative Construction Program
Sid Scott, P.E., Vice President at Trauner Consulting Services is currently facilitating workshops with transportation industry leaders focused on innovative contracting and finance methods for large construction projects. You can read more about the Accelerated Construction Technology Transfer Program here.
Read more about our involvement in this program here

Trauner Researches Use of Construction Warranties
Trauner is conducting a two-year $400K study for the National Cooperative Highway Research Program concerning the use of pavement warranties to determine the state of practice in the industry, develop a method of project selection, and develop best practice guidelines and model specifications to be incorporated into the AASHTO Primer.
Visit the NCHRP website

Trauner Assists Federal Highway Adminstration Improve Specification Website
Trauner is working with the Federal Highway Adminstration to make additions and improvements to the National Highway Specification Website. visit the current site, which Trauner developed, here.
Learn More About The Project Here

Trauner Assists Surety in Completion of Regional High School
We've assisted many surety firms with project completion and claim analysis. Trauner team members assisted a surety in both the completion and analysis of claims on a large school renovation project in New Jersey.
Read more about this project here