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1562142183-Construction Claims
1562142183-Construction Claims
1562142183-Construction Claims
C. Delays in construction/erection/commissioning of
the projects;
- Late opening of LC
Contractors may Delay in payments
by employer for
contractors and by lack knowledge by employer to
contractors for sub- about local contractors and
contractors. fabricators/suppl contractors to sub-
- Breakdown of any iers/sub- contractors causin
main construction vendors delaying g delays in delivery
equipment of the in supplies. schedules.
contractors.
Delays in Construction/Erection/Commission of
Projects
Delay in
Force majeure
Late issuance of commissioning
situations like war, due to non-
hostilities, act of design &
availability of
foreign enemies’ construction
trained man-
revolution, drawing by
terrorism, or civil power to take over
employer or the the project from
war within the
contractors. the employer’s
country, etc.
side.
Delays in Construction/Erection/Commission of
Projects
Delayed clearances by
statutory bodies
Inexperienced personnel with
like environment
technology/methods/impleme
department, electricity
ntation of engineering.
department, labour inspector,
etc.
Repeated changes Availability of specifi
in scope of work ed utilities like
Delay in
and introduction industrial water,
payments by
of new electrical power,
employer to
requirements at steam etc. for testing
contractors and and trial run by
later stages.
by contractor to employer to
Unpredictable
sub-contractors. contractor for pre-
ground and soil
commissioning and
conditions at
project site commissioning.
Other delays in EPC Contracts
1. Delays by employer;
2. Delays by contractors;
3. Delays by sub-contractor/sub-vendors which are
part of the consortium of contractors;
4. Delays of common/overlapping nature which are
attributable to two or more different
stakeholders in the project;
5. Delays due to force majeure which is not
attributable to any stakeholder.
Analysis of Responsibility for Delay by the
Affected Parties