Foreseeable Delays
- Matthew Garrett
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Foreseeable delays are the allowances that are included in the contract to cover the types of delays that may be expected to occur during the construction stage. The Foreseeable Delays screen is used to enter these delays.
Procedures
Creating A Foreseeable Delay
Click New. The Foreseeable Delay dialog will be displayed.
Enter the details.
Click OK. The dialog will close and a foreseeable delay will be created.
Foreseeable Delay Dialog
This dialog is used to set the number of delay days allowed for within the contract duration.
General Group
Field | Description |
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Class | Class of delay that will be used to identify those delays that fall within the allowance. Click the Class popup button to select. Example: Weather, Labour, RDO. |
Print On Contract? | Will the foreseeable delay be printed on the contract?
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Days Group
Field | Description |
|---|---|
Allowance | Number of delays for that class that can be recorded before they become claimable against the contract. Example: If there are 10 weather delays allowed for in the contract, the 11th delay will need to be claimed against the contract. |
Reported | Count of the delays for that class that have been recorded for the job. This field is locked and cannot be edited. |
Claimable | Count of those reported delays that are eligible to be claimed. This field is locked and cannot be edited. |
Claimed | Count of the eligible delays that been claimed. This field is locked and cannot be edited. |
Approved | Count of the approved delays. This field is locked and cannot be edited. |
Allowance Reached Notification Group
Field | Description |
|---|---|
To Client | Date a notification was sent to the client to advise that delays for that class had reached the allowance. |
Notes Group
Free text area to record further information about the foreseeable delays.