Extension of time claims

EOT claims built around entitlement, causation and evidence.

Prepare, administer, review or strengthen extension-of-time submissions through timely notices, contractual entitlement, programme analysis and contemporaneous evidence.
Overview

A persuasive EOT claim joins the contract, event and programme.

An extension-of-time claim is stronger when it identifies the contractual route to relief, satisfies notice and substantiation requirements, explains the event, demonstrates its effect on completion and addresses mitigation and concurrency.

Support can range from live-project notice and event-register management or a targeted review of an existing submission to preparation of the programme analysis, chronology and claim narrative for a complex multi-event matter.

Where relevant, the EOT position is coordinated with associated loss-and-expense or prolongation cost assessments, recognising that time and money require distinct demonstrations of entitlement and causation.

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Scope of support

Focused analysis across the issues that matter.

Contractual entitlement review
Notice and procedural compliance assessment
Live-project notices, particulars and claims-register administration
Delay-event definition
Critical-path causation analysis
Concurrency assessment
Mitigation and acceleration review
Claim structuring and narrative
Response to determinations and counter-analysis
Coordination with contractual and quantum claims
Typical engagements

Flexible support for a defined decision or workstream.

Prepare an EOT submission
Live-project notice and EOT management retainer
Independent review before resubmission
Respond to an EOT determination
Support negotiation of time entitlement
Deliverables

Clear outputs designed for their intended audience.

EOT claim or claim section
Entitlement matrix
Delay-event chronology
Programme analysis and exhibits
Claim-strength review
Response memorandum
Negotiation brief
Ongoing EOT notices and claims status register
How the work is approached

A structured and auditable process.

01

Identify the contractual mechanism and deadlines.

02

Confirm notice requirements and maintain the live event register.

03

Define each event and supporting record.

04

Test the baseline, updates and critical path.

05

Link the event to the affected work and completion.

06

Address mitigation, concurrency and residual uncertainty.

07

Prepare a concise, auditable submission.

Frequently asked questions

Practical answers before the engagement begins.

Can you improve a claim already submitted?
Yes. The review can identify gaps in entitlement, records, programme logic, causation and presentation, then prioritise the amendments most likely to improve the claim.
Should every delay event have a separate analysis?
Events should be defined clearly, but related events may be assessed together where that better reflects the actual sequence and avoids artificial fragmentation.
What if notices were late or incomplete?
The contractual and factual consequences need to be assessed carefully. A technical analysis should not assume that programme impact alone resolves procedural entitlement.
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Clear advice starts with understanding the issue.

From ongoing contract administration and quantity surveying to delay analysis, quantum claims and dispute support, our specialists can help you assess the next step.

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