Category: Delays
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Liquidated Damages: Why Delay Is More Complicated Than It Looks
When contractors review a construction contract, one provision often receives little attention during the excitement of securing the project: the liquidated damages clause. At that stage, most parties are focused on mobilization, schedules, manpower, and getting work started. Liquidated damages can feel like just another provision buried somewhere in the contract. But once delays begin…
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Owner-Caused Delay: What Can a Contractor Actually Claim?
One of the most common problems in construction projects is delay. But not all delays are the contractor’s fault. Sometimes: And yet somehow, the contractor still ends up absorbing the pressure. This is where many contractors make a mistake. They experience delay—but they never properly frame it as a claim. “Na-delay na nga ang project,…
