Construction Claims and Responses: Effective Writing and Presentation

I was a self-taught claims practitioner, with my knowledge of claims gleaned mostly from reading claims prepared by experts hired by my employer. At some point during my second year of self-study, I chanced upon a mention of ‘Construction Claims & Responses, Effective Writing & Presentation’, and I immediately ordered a copy online. This turned out to be the most important piece of literature I have purchased in my career. The improvement in the quality of my claims was so great that I regretted the pain I had put claims reviewers through with my earlier claims submissions. I strongly recommend 'Construction Claims & Responses, Effective Writing & Presentation’ to anyone that is starting out in this field, and those seeking to improve their writing and presentation of claims.

I've just received my newly-purchased copy and have started to read. I like what I see so far: good layout, logically arranged content and - most importantly - written with instruction in mind !

One of the best book written about claims.Explains all possibilites definitely and practically. A must buy book for contract admins , especially who works on the Contractor's side

it's ok

Andy sets the groundrules for what makes a successful claim. Following his CEES guidelines you wont go far wrong in formulating a decent claim document

Fantastic!

A concise guide on the subject.

showing the examples for claims

日本の建設業界も低価格入札や品質悪化を懸念した発注形態の改善、 TPP参加による外資系企業の競争参加、といった課題に対して、 契約に則った事業の遂行が求められていくと考えられる。 日本の建設工事では、発注者と請負者のあいだで工事期間中にレターでクレームをすることは希であるが、 上記の状況から今後は必要となるのではないだろうか。 数多ある参考書のなかでこれが逸品ということでもないが、 工事で紛争になる事象について、一連の流れとして理解することができると思う。 専門書であると考えれば、値段が高いとは思わない。

I cannot say that it has specifically help me in my claims writing, but more it an give you some ideas of other possible claims I was expecting to find directions and how to structure a claim rather than some examples that might not happen again,

I purchased this book during preparation for enrolment on Andy's 'Claims Class' Distance Learning Course having already been involved in the writing of claims for a few years. As other reviewers have noted, the book is well written, easy to understand, logical and applicable and I have already made significant improvements to my own claims as a result. Andy's other book (The FIDIC Contract: Obligations of the Parties) is also equally useful when read in conjunction with the relevant FIDIC contract whether the Red Book or another. I cannot recommend Andy's book highly enough and only hope that he considers writing a similar book to Roger Knowles "200 Contractual Problems and their Solutions" based on his experience and using case studies.

Great book to give you the basics of claims

I first purchased Andy Hewitt's book “Construction Claims & Responses” at publication. It immediately caught my attention due not only to the title but the content provided for a new and yet previously unpublished approach to Claims. Construction Claims is structured in a logical format and offers a practical approach and guidance in the preparation of Claims and has, for me, proven to be very valuable when used as a quick reference when assessing Contractors Claims allowing me to quickly identify anomalies and inconsistencies within Contractors submissions. For those wanting to pursue a Claims career it will prove very valuable in providing, from the onset, a structured logical and practical means to follow when compiling Claims and for the more experienced Claims Specialist will assist in maintaining discipline and consistency.