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Hey guys I am an estimator for a small GC in northeast LA and I have a question about rain days. If anyone could help me out that would be great.
I have researched the topic a bit but I can't find anything definitive. I need to know if a contractor has a legal right to time extension because of inclement weather.
Our company was awarded a contract around the end of last year for a shop building and during bidding we could not find anything in the specifications, general, or supplementary conditions concerning time extensions and rain delays. Our questions on the subject were unanswered during bidding so we posed the question at our pre-bid meeting and the engineer informed us that he did not allow any time extensions due to rain.
Being winter in Louisiana, we have been delayed several times over the course of the project by rain and it does not seem "fair" for him to disallow any time extensions especially considering that we can't find that verbage any where in his specifications for the project. I understand that we probably do not have any legal right to "fair" treatment but I would still like to know if we have any rights concerning rain delays.
Something to note. This engineer does not use AIA General Conditions, which do include verbage concerning rain delays. Instead it appears that he has had a lawyer write up a set of general and supplementary conditions that protect him to the fullest.
I have researched the topic a bit but I can't find anything definitive. I need to know if a contractor has a legal right to time extension because of inclement weather.
Our company was awarded a contract around the end of last year for a shop building and during bidding we could not find anything in the specifications, general, or supplementary conditions concerning time extensions and rain delays. Our questions on the subject were unanswered during bidding so we posed the question at our pre-bid meeting and the engineer informed us that he did not allow any time extensions due to rain.
Being winter in Louisiana, we have been delayed several times over the course of the project by rain and it does not seem "fair" for him to disallow any time extensions especially considering that we can't find that verbage any where in his specifications for the project. I understand that we probably do not have any legal right to "fair" treatment but I would still like to know if we have any rights concerning rain delays.
Something to note. This engineer does not use AIA General Conditions, which do include verbage concerning rain delays. Instead it appears that he has had a lawyer write up a set of general and supplementary conditions that protect him to the fullest.