Labor / Productivity Analysis

When a contractor bids and is awarded a fixed priced contract, it typically assumes that it can achieve a certain level of productivity in performing the work such that the contract will be financially successful.

When losses are suffered, additional labor costs can be the largest element of those losses. Labor overruns can be attributed to numerous causes and factors. One such cause which is commonly a point of contention between owners and contractors is direct labor productivity loss. Proving and pricing lost productivity claims can be a difficult task. However, if certain basic fundamentals are present, accepted methods of analysis do exist. Additionally, from an owner's perspective, analyzing and responding to a contractor's productivity claim can be a difficult process.

Synergen Consulting has prepared and analyzed hundreds of productivity claims totaling hundreds of millions of dollars. Our productivity experts have been certified by courts and panels as experts in the field of labor efficiency and productivity loss. We have in depth knowledge of productivity tracking and controls, impacts, industry studies, and quantification techniques. These techniques include:

• Total cost claims
• Modified total cost claims
• Industry studies (MCAA, CII, etc.)
• Measured Mile Analysis
• Discrete tracking and pricing of events

Synergen's experts have prepared and analyzed claims, negotiated on behalf of our clients, presented in mediations, and testified in arbitration and in court on matters involving labor efficiency and productivity loss.