Delay claims are processed against a job, for the delays recorded in the Delays screen.

Procedures

Click New. The General tab of the Delay Claims dialog will be displayed.
Enter the details.
Select the Delays tab.
Add any delays.
Select the Notes tab.
Enter any notes, if required.
Click OK. The dialog will close a new delay claim will be processed.

Delay Claims Dialog - General Tab

The General tab is used to record dates specific to the delay claim, including timeframe and submission dates.

Field	Description
Claim Number	Number of delay claims for the specific job. This field is locked and cannot be edited.
Date	Date the delay claim is raised.
Applicable From	Date of the first delay for this delay claim.
Applicable To	Date of the final delay for this delay claim.
Open Claim	Is the claim open-ended? No (default): The delay claim is not open-ended. TheApplicable To date is the last date required for the delay claim. Yes: The delay claim is open-ended. Further delays will be added to the delay claim at a future date. Example: A brick supplier who has promised delivery of bricks without giving a firm delivery date.

Field	Description
To Client	Date the delay claim was submitted to the client.
From Client	Date the client responded to the delay claim.

The Delays tab is used to allocate delays to a delay claim.

The Delays list displays the delays available to be claimed. For more information about the available delays, see the Delays screen (see Delays).

Column	Description
Date	Start date for the delay.
Reason	Delay reason allocated to the delay.
Until?	End date for the delay.
Claimable	Claimable status against the contract.

Delay claims can only be selected if there are delays listed on the Delays screen.

The Notes tab is used to enter any notes regarding the delay claim.

Free text area for notes regarding the delay claim.