Best Practices For Developing A Contractor’s Request For Compensation

My mentor and good friend, Cordell Parvin, has over the years shared with me some great best practices for contractors—whether talking about bid protests, accidents on the jobsite, or filing a claim.

Recently, Cordell sent me a list of items that all contractors should review when developing a request for additional compensation.  I have edited the list and I am happy to share these ideas:

1. Identify the best person to manage the team.  You need to select someone who is responsible and can lead in the following areas, which may involve more than one person: (a) Project personnel, who have detailed knowledge of the facts; (b) Estimator or project engineer, who has knowledge of the project, but is more objective than field personnel; (c) Legal representative, who can provide the proper legal framework for a claim and can identify and develop the legal strategy for recovery; and (d) Scheduling personnel, who can provide proper schedule analysis if there is a