Modern construction proj ects being multi disciplinary in nature, time and cost of the project is difficult to precisely estimate at the design and tendering stage. As a result there are a number of change orders placed on the contractors during the progress of the work leading to cost and time overruns eventually ending up in disputes. Administrative measures to deal with delay disputes are suggested in the contract agreements which include provision of granting extension of time and levying liquidated damages. But, wording of the clauses and the actual ground situations are so complex that they often lead to varied interpretations and assertion of rights in the form of claims. This paper reviews the differing language of time extension clauses used by pioneering construction departments of India and its impact on claim settlement through a study of number of arbitration awards.
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