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Commissioning Delay Cost Calculator
Use this calculator to estimate the cost of commissioning delays on capital equipment projects. It helps project teams quantify field labor, travel extension, lost milestone revenue, penalties, and recovery effort.
What this calculator does
- Estimate commissioning delay cost from delay days, site burn cost per day, chargeable exposure share, and fixed penalty or recovery cost.
- Use it when site readiness, controls debug, missing utilities, late parts, or customer delays extend commissioning.
- The result estimates cost exposure from delayed commissioning.
Formula used
- Variable commissioning delay cost = commissioning delay days × site burn cost per delay day × unrecoverable delay exposure share
- Total commissioning delay cost = variable commissioning delay cost + fixed penalty and recovery cost
Inputs explained
- Commissioning delay days: Count extra onsite days, standby days, extended debug days, or delayed acceptance days.
- Site burn cost per delay day: Include field crew, travel extension, lodging, project management, lost opportunity, and support engineering cost per day.
- Unrecoverable delay exposure share: Use the share not expected to be recovered from customer billing, supplier claims, or change orders.
- Fixed penalty and recovery cost: Include liquidated damages, freight changes, return trip cost, special parts, and schedule recovery actions.
How to use the result
- Use it to support recovery plans, customer discussions, supplier claims, and schedule risk reviews.
- It depends on responsibility for the delay, contract terms, recoverability, and actual site conditions.
Common questions
- What is the commissioning delay cost calculator for? It estimates the financial impact of commissioning delays.
- What information should I enter? Use delay days, site burn cost per day, unrecoverable exposure share, and fixed penalty or recovery cost.
- What does the result tell me? The result helps decide whether delay recovery, escalation, or change order action is needed.
- When is the result only an estimate? It is only an estimate when responsibility, recoverability, contract terms, or site conditions change.
Last reviewed 2026-05-12.