Hi All,
We are a Subcontractor working under an NEC3 contract and following a recent instruction changing access dates, our original planned Completion has now moved into the New Year.
A revised programme was prepared and Accepted, showing that the works now extend over the Christmas shutdown period, which was not included in the previous Accepted Programme. The shutdown period is non-productive, as all staff will be on holiday. This is shown on the Accepted Programme,
In our compensation event quotation, we are assessing entitlement to time and time-related costs arising from this instruction. The delay caused by the change in access dates has made the Christmas shutdown unavoidable, and therefore it forms part of the overall time impact.
As the delay caused by the instruction results in the project extending over a non-working Christmas period, can the people costs for the project specific site team (such as PM and QS) be recovered as Defined Cost as part of the CE under NEC3 despite the fact they are not working or within the working area?
The extension of the project duration caused by the Contractor’s instruction increases the total period of staff engagement and associated cost. Should this be included within the compensation event assessment?
Many thanks,