Dive Brief:

• If a delay is foreseeable in a project – probably more than substantial than an imminent snowstorm – accelerating work now may be an option, but it does not necessarily mean increased pay.
• At least on federal projects, the contract has to provide for excusable delays, and the contractor has to give the client a heads-up that a problem is coming.
• If the contractor gets the go-ahead to accelerate work, it is only grounds for claiming more money if the contractor can show that acceleration caused cost increases.

Dive Insight:

As is often the case, one tool for the contractor to use is a good project schedule that has been kept up to date already. It's also good practice to see delays coming as far ahead as possible and to lay out what impact those delays will have on the overall project.