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Constructioncontractswillgenerallyprovideforthecontractortoclaimdirectlossand/or
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expenseasaresultoftheprogressoftheworksbeingmateriallyaffectedbyrelevantmattersfor
whichtheclientisresponsible,suchas: Causesofconstructiondisputes.
Concurrentdelay.
Failuretogivethecontractorpossessionofthesite.
Failuretogivethecontractoraccesstoandfromthesite. Consequentialloss.
Delaysinreceivinginstructions.
Openingupworksortestingworksthatthenprovetohavebeencarriedoutinaccordance Contractclaims.
withthecontract. Defects.
Discrepanciesinthecontractdocuments.
Disruptioncausedbyworksbeingcarriedoutbytheclient. Extensionoftime.
Failurebytheclienttosupplygoodsormaterials.
Forcemajeure.
Instructionsrelatingtovariationsandexpenditureofprovisionalsums.
Inaccurateforecastingofworksdescribedbyapproximatequantities. Liquidateddamages.
IssuesrelatingtoCDM.
Claimsmaycomprisecostsresultingfromdisruptiontotheworksorfromdelaystotheworks
(prolongation).
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Thecontractormustgivewrittennoticeofaclaimassoonasitbecomesreasonablyapparent
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thattheregularprogressoftheworksisbeingmateriallyaffected.Thisneednotnecessarily
resultinadelaytothecompletiondate,andsoclaimsforlossandexpenseandclaimsfor
extensionsoftimedonotnecessarilyalwaysruntogether.
Claimsarerestrictedto'direct'lossandexpenseandso'consequentiallosses'(suchaslost
production)aregenerallyexcluded.Directlossesarethosethat'flownaturally'fromthebreachof
contract.Thereisdisparitybetweencontracttypesaboutwhetheritemssuchasheadoffice
overheadscanbeincludedinclaimsforlossandexpense,andsomecourtrulingshaveallowed
suchclaims.Iftherearespecificconsequentiallosseswhichthepartiestothecontractwishto
exclude,itmaybeprudentthereforetostatetheseexplicitlywithinthecontract.
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