minus time from Baseline programme to prolongation

Hi Gayanthe

What type of contract are you under - every thing depends on what the contract says.

Best regards

Mike T.

Hi Mr. Testro,

This is lumpsump NSC contract we are doing the Subcontracting work and in the BOQ Prelims is not shown separately. we are assuming it has 10 % of the project value (Please correct me If I am Wrong) based on that figure we derived the in put man days for the staff and office items during the original contract period and take the maximmum input day for the relevant persons and assign it for the prolongation months. PLease send me your mail add then i will email the Cost Impact sheet and Time Impact sheet (2 Xl Sheets only)


Thanks and regards
GA

Hi Gayantha

As a forensic claims specialist you know very well that you cannot just make assumptions - such as 10% prelims in the S/C price - and expect your claim to be treated seriously.

My advice is do the thing properly or not at all.

1. Establish your EOT entitlement from the baseline programme - as a sub-contractor the As Built v As Planned should work well.
2. From this basis calculate your extra prelims period.
3. Go back to the tender pricing and establish exactly the allowance for prelims.
4. Don’t abandon disrupted labour costs - compare the priced value with the actual isrupted value and put it in as a claim head.

I am sorry but I do not have time to for any deeper involvement unless your company want’s to hire me professionally.

Best regards

Mike T.

Hi Hashim,

Here are the answers for your queries,

2) can you be specific with for what you are claiming for? Prolongation Cost (over head / site running cost for the extednded period) or acceleration cost?
3) what does the clauses in the conditions of contract states? Both your contract with the main contractor as well as contract between main contractor and client.
4) when you say prilims in BOQ, it means your BOQ with main contractor or the project BOQ.

2)We are claiming only for the prolongation cost.

3)Notice period is 14 days

There is one clause,

Failure to give notices:
"If by reason of any failure by the Subcontractor to comply with the provisions of clause18.1(Notices) the contractor is prevented from recovering any sum from the Employer under the Main Contract in respect of the Main works, then without prejudice to any other remedy of the contractor for such failure,the contractor may deduct such sum from any monies due or which may become due to the Subcontractor under the Subcontract or recover the same as a debt due from the Subcontractor."

I have joined to the company recently these required notices has not submitted. only mention the delay of works in the weekly and monthly progress report.

No base line programme I mean only one we have done was agreed to the orginal target programme which issued in the very beginning of the project. Since the target programme is not realistic can I use it as a base line programme???

4)I am refering to the BOQ win Sub Contract There is no seperation for the prelims the Preliminary cost has included in the Items so when are getting paid for work our prelims also paid but the margin is not enough as the project extended by 10 months.

I dont have the Clear idea to break down the Total cost to Item + Prelims thats why i have suggested to 10% from the project cost has proposed for the prelims cost for the original project period. Please correct me for this...

thanks and regards

GA

GA,

I think you need to treat your claim extremely considering your project’s early history, the people involved, records(e.g. site diary), your project’s price structure (from bid estimate), schedule analysis (plan vs. actual), etc.

May we know the approx. cost scale does this claim involved in order to determine the necessity of professional services like what is Mike offering?

Regards

Hi Hashim,
Thanks very much for your explanation it helps me lot. since our PM has submitted the cost brekdown (which I mailed to you) I thought I have to stick on that basis. and even in the main contract it has not specified the percentage states to do variation value after submission for the cost and approval of the project manger.

please clear folowing things
what do you think about climing the increased wages during the prolongation period. Since the cost break down has submitted middle in the project based on the wages at that time. But just after one month from the Prolongation starts our company has increased the wages its a company culture they revised the salries on each yeras octomber analysing the performance of employee. the differnce from two wage system is nearly 20%.

Since we have not submit revised programme the main contractor telling us we are not entitle for full extended period to prolongation cost there should be minus time for prolongation period which will be decide by them. Is there a basis to us for asking for whole extended period.

thanks and regards
GA

Hi,

1) officialy approved the EOT time only
2)MC is Working on it but he has send us letter he is not taking any responsibility as we did not submit notice or claim

3) we also got the EOT mentioning this granted EOT will not be a evidence for Prolongation cost.

regards
GA