Delay claims are based in part on cost accounting concepts.
Home office overhead claim. The most commonly applied method for calculating home office overhead claims. Accurate estimate of home office expenses is impractical if not infeasible. Unabsorbed home office overhead is also a well known but not well understood delay damage and like extended field overhead is only caused by a critical project delay. The cautionary takeaway is to know when and how best to apply the eichleay formula in a claim to recover extended home office overhead expenses.
Labor while indirect costs e g. Home office overhead costs. Home office overhead costs are overhead costs incurred by the contractor that are not associated with a particular project but really are necessary to support the contractor s operations as a whole. The eichleay formula is one of the most used calculations when computing home office extended overhead costs or damages in construction delay claims construction delay claims about extended overhead are among the most complicated claims and almost always require the services of an expert to both determine damages and how those costs can be recovered.
The other kind of overhead is home office overhead. Compensation required by the contractor for extended or additional head office overhead can be one of the more controversial issues faced on construction projects. This means that the eichleay formula is one way of calculating home office overhead damages for construction delay claims in ohio. Home office overhead costs are costs that are incurred to support the work but are not directly chargeable to a specific project.
Construction costs can be either direct or indirect. Again the best example of this may be the contractor s home. If you would like to learn more about vertex s construction claims consulting services or to speak with a construction expert call 888 298 5162 or submit an inquiry. Cost accounting concepts are used in calculating delay claims.
Direct costs can be tied directly to a project e g. And for those ohio contractors and subcontractors pursuing a delay claim for home office overhead complete general construction also included some tailoring for when the claims are governed by ohio law. Most of those working in the construction contract claims business are familiar with 1960 decision by the armed services board of contract appeals asbca in the eichleay corporation case which recognized a contractor s right to recover unabsorbed home office overhead for owner caused delays and work stoppages. It is a creature of the courts in the state of new york.
Introduction home office overhead expense damages incurred due to project delay are called unabsorbed overhead. Home office overhead maybe allocated to several projects. Eichleay compensable home office claim 1.