A contractor's schedule is your most powerful contract tool — but only if it's set up correctly from the start. Aricon provides independent baseline schedule review and ongoing schedule management so you always have a reliable, contract-compliant schedule that reflects actual project conditions, not what a contractor wants you to see.

We review CPM logic, sequencing, activity durations, resource loading, and calendars to ensure the schedule meets specification requirements and DCMA-14 or agency standards. Whether you're accepting a baseline, reviewing a monthly update, or navigating a schedule dispute, we give you the independent analysis to make confident, defensible decisions.

Ideal for: public agencies, owners on design-build or CMAR projects, and program managers overseeing multiple contractors.

What you get

• Baseline schedule development & acceptance support

• Independent baseline & revised schedule review reports

• CPM logic, sequencing, calendars & constraints analysis

• Open-end and constraint audit reports

• WBS development & milestone alignment review

• Specification compliance checklist & findings memo

• Schedule narrative and monthly update review

• Written findings and recommendations report

Performance Monitoring & Reporting

Schedule Management & Contract Compliance

Knowing your project's true schedule health requires more than reading a contractor's update submission. Aricon provides ongoing, independent performance monitoring — tracking critical path float trends, earned value, and progress against the accepted baseline so you have real data to drive decisions and hold contractors accountable.

We turn complex schedule data into clear executive dashboards using Power BI, giving leadership the visibility they need without wading through thousands of activities. Monthly reporting packages include narrative analysis, trend identification, and forward-looking risk flags — before issues become claims.

Ideal for: program managers, owners' representatives, and public agencies managing multi-contractor capital programs.

What you get

• Schedule delay & impact analysis reports

• Time Impact Analysis (TIA) preparation & review

• Extension of Time (EOT) technical evaluation & response support

• Forensic schedule reconstruction & review

• Fragnet development & independent fragnet review

• Delay cause and effect assessment

• Concurrent delay identification & analysis

• Expert technical support for claims negotiations

Delay Analysis & Time Impact Analysis (TIA)

When a contractor submits a delay claim or requests an Extension of Time (EOT), the analysis behind your response can make or break your position. Aricon provides rigorous, defensible delay analysis and Time Impact Analysis (TIA) support — giving you the technical foundation to evaluate, negotiate, or dispute delay claims with confidence.

We use industry-standard methodologies including contemporaneous period analysis, impacted as-planned, and collapsed as-built to trace the true cause and effect of delays. Our forensic schedule reviews are prepared to withstand scrutiny from contractors, arbitrators, and legal teams. We also provide fragnet development and review, ensuring any proposed schedule adjustments are properly supported and logically valid.

Ideal for: owners facing EOT requests, agencies entering claims resolution, and attorneys needing technical scheduling expert support.

What you get

• Monthly schedule update review & independent progress verification

• Critical path identification & float trend analysis

• Earned Value Management (EVM) — SPI, CPI, SV, CV reporting

• Schedule risk & trend identification reports

• Narrative reporting deliverable review & markup

• Executive dashboards built in Power BI

• Look-ahead schedule review & 3-week/6-week window analysis

• Monthly performance summary package for stakeholders

Earned Value Management (EVM)

Schedule and cost performance are inseparable on complex construction programs. Aricon implements and monitors Earned Value Management (EVM) frameworks that give you an accurate, integrated view of where your project stands today — and where it is headed if current trends continue.

We establish the Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB), define work packages, and develop the cost and schedule integration structure required for meaningful EVM reporting. Monthly analysis of Schedule Performance Index (SPI), Cost Performance Index (CPI), and Estimate at Completion (EAC) gives leadership an honest picture of project health that no progress report alone can provide. Our EVM deliverables are designed to meet federal, state, and agency reporting requirements where applicable.

Ideal for: public agencies and owners on large capital programs, federal contractors, and program managers requiring ANSI/EIA-748 compliance.

What you get

• Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB) development

• Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) & work package definition

• Integrated schedule & cost baseline setup in Primavera P6

• Monthly SPI, CPI, SV, CV, and EAC reporting

• Variance analysis and corrective action recommendations

• Executive EVM dashboard in Power BI

• Compliance review for agency EVM requirements

• Trend reporting & forecast-to-complete analysis

Forensic Schedule Review & Expert Support

When a project ends up in dispute, arbitration, or litigation, the quality of the schedule analysis often determines the outcome. Aricon provides forensic schedule review and expert technical support for construction claims — preparing detailed, methodology-sound analyses that can withstand scrutiny from opposing experts, arbitrators, and judges.

We work alongside construction attorneys, claims consultants, and owners to reconstruct project schedules, identify the true sources of delay and disruption, and produce reports that are clear, logical, and defensible. Our forensic work covers as-planned vs. as-built comparisons, critical path analysis across multiple project periods, and concurrent delay quantification. We can serve in a supporting technical role or as a testifying expert depending on project needs.

Ideal for: construction law firms, owners in active or anticipated disputes, and contractors navigating complex multi-party delay claims.

What you get

• Forensic schedule reconstruction & as-built analysis

• As-planned vs. as-built delay quantification

• Critical path analysis across project periods

• Concurrent delay identification & causation analysis

• Written expert report suitable for arbitration or litigation

• Review and rebuttal of opposing expert schedule analyses

• Deposition and hearing support for legal proceedings

• Technical consulting support throughout dispute process