Concurrent and sequential causes of delay

摘要

Delays to progress and to completion inevitably occur on the majority of building and construction projects. There are a multitude of potential causes of those delays. The risk of bearing the effects of those causes are allocated, under the terms of the contract or at law, between the owner and contractor. Factual and legal complexity arises when more than one cause of delay overlaps, or is concurrent with, another cause of delay. There may also be concurrent effects attributable to delaying events that have arisen at different times.