Construction Contract Variations
CHAPTER TWELVE
ENTITLEMENT TO TIME
ENTITLEMENT TO TIME
| SECTION A: INTRODUCTION | 363 |
| SECTION B: CONTRACTS WITH NO COMPLETION DATE OR EXTENSION OF TIME MECHANISM | 365 |
| SECTION C: GROUNDS FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME | 367 |
| SECTION D: DELAYS CAUSED BY EVENTS NOT COVERED BY THE EXTENSION OF TIME MECHANISM | 372 |
| SECTION E: APPLICATION OF DELAY PRINCIPLES TO VARIATIONS | 376 |
SECTION A: INTRODUCTION
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A change to the scope of works may mean that it is no longer possible to complete the project by the planned completion date, in which case the completion date may need to be adjusted.1 This chapter only considers in summary the issues concerning time and delay under construction contracts and concentrates on these issues in the context of variations to the work.2