Construction claims and responses: Effective writing & presentation Second edition
by Andy Hewitt

Construction claims and responses: I was pleased to be asked by Andy Hewitt, a former colleague, to write the Foreword to his book.
The first thing that strikes one, having read the first few pages, is the easy style Andy has adopted, which made my task a pleasure. It is also obvious from the outset that the author has had a great deal of hands‐ on experience of preparing and responding to claims, and this oozes from the pages.

First and foremost, Construction claims and responses is international in its outlook and will be useful for those involved in claims on a worldwide basis.

In the early part of Construction claims and responses, Andy recounts his need when preparing his first claim for a ‘Claims for Dummies’ type of book which he couldn’t find.

This is not a book for dummies but is essential reading for anyone who is preparing a claim for the first time.

For those of us with experience aplenty, the book provides an excellent aide memoire and will ensure that nothing is missed.

The book is without a doubt fully comprehensive and goes through the preparation of a claim from A to Z.

In each chapter Andy tells the reader of matters which he intends to cover, then provides the detail and ends up reviewing what had been written.

In any campaign, – and the preparation submission and negotiation of a claim is something of a campaign – it is essential to have a strategy, and this is dealt with at the outset.