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 If the employer stops work for
reasons unrelated to the
contractor, the contractor can
claim an Extension of Time (EOT).
1. However, if the stoppage is due to
EMPLOYER'S
the contractor's fault, the
INSTRUCTION
TO STOP contractor cannot claim an EOT
WORK unless they can prove the
employer was wrong to stop the

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 Late provision of construction
2. information can cause project
LATE
PROVISION OF delays, and the contractor can
INFORMATION claim an EOT

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 Contractors are dependent on the
employer providing access to the
3. work area according to the agreed
LATE Construction Schedule, and the
ACCESS contractor can claim for delays if
the dates are not met

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 Changes in specifications can
increase the price of items and
4.
CHANGES IN lead to longer manufacturing lead
SPEC times, causing delays and extra
costs

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 If the project's scope increases,
contractors need to compare the
actual scope with the scope they
priced continually.

5. Contractors should notify

employer of scope increases as
the
SCOPE
INCREASES they can add to the project cost,
impacting the employer's budget,
and possibly the project's

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 The Construction Schedule should
take into account customer
6. activities and constraints that the
EMPLOYER'S contractor has to work around and
ACTIVITIES
accept.
CAUSE
DELAYS However, the employer's activities
during construction may cause
delays that need to be addressed

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 Employers may introduce
7. additional quality tests or
ADDITIONAL
inspections not originally
QUALITY
TESTS AND mentioned in the Tender
INSPECTIONS Documents or Contract Document,
leading to increased costs and
delays.

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 Construction Schedule should
specify the maximum turn-around
time for the employer to approve
8. the contractor's drawings and
LATE designs.
DRAWING OR Employers who do not adhere to
DESIGN these timeframes can cause delays,
APPROVAL
and contractors may be
responsible for further delays due

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 Missing or conflicting information
in drawings can require

9. clarification through requests for

information or drawing queries,
DELAYED
RESPONSE TO leading to project delays.
(RFI) AND Employers should be made aware
DRAWING of these delays, and a list of all
QUERIES outstanding queries should be
included in project meetings

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10. Employers may not provide the
necessary facilities and utilities,
EMPLOYER'S
FAILURE TO such as water, in the required
PROVIDE quantities and within the agreed
FACILITIES time frame. This can cause delays
AND UTILITIES
in the project and increase the
contractor's costs

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TO BE
CONTINUED
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS MANGEMENT
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