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The proof of excusable delay in building contracts without `as-built` records

By: Language: English Series: Construction Law Journal ; 13(4) 1997, 243-252(10)Publication details: 1997Subject(s): Summary: Reviews the issues involved when considering a contractor`s proof of excusable delay in completion of the construction works, when `as-built` records are not available. Uses the recent case "John Barker Construction Ltd v London Portman Hotel Ltd" ([1996] 12 Const.L.J. 277) as an example. Includes criteria for maintaining `as-built` records.

Reviews the issues involved when considering a contractor`s proof of excusable delay in completion of the construction works, when `as-built` records are not available. Uses the recent case "John Barker Construction Ltd v London Portman Hotel Ltd" ([1996] 12 Const.L.J. 277) as an example. Includes criteria for maintaining `as-built` records.