How are delay and change-order disputes resolved in construction mediation?

Delay and change-order disputes are among the most common and costly construction conflicts. Delay disputes turn on who was responsible for lost time and what it cost — questions that can involve detailed schedule analysis and competing narratives about the sequence of events. Change-order disputes involve whether work was within the original scope or genuinely additional, and what it should be paid. These matters are well suited to mediation because they are fundamentally about reconciling facts, documents, and numbers rather than assigning blame. A mediator experienced in construction can help the parties work through the schedule, the contract, and the project records to reach a resolution on responsibility and cost, letting the project and the business relationships move forward.