Loss and expense

Question 1

When must the CA provide an assessment for the L&E claim?

Answer 1

Within 28 days of receipt of initial Contractor assessment.
And then 14 days after any update

Question 2

What are the types of relevant matter?

Answer 2

• Variations
• Postponement of work
• Instruction of a prov sum
• opening up non-defective works
• discrepancy/divergence of contract info
• Reasonable objection to Names Sub-Contractors/their insolvency
• Antiquities
• impediment, prevention, or default of the client/their team

Question 3

How can a contractor prove loss and expense?

Answer 3

• Time sheets
• Invoices

Question 4

What can be included in a Loss and Expense claim

Answer 4

Any actual loss:
- Management and Staff
- Equipment and plant
- Site welfare/consumables
- Interest for late release of retention
- OH&P
- Thickened prelims

Question 5

What is the NEC version of Relevant Matter?

Answer 5

Compensation event (deals with time and money)

Question 6

For concurrent delay, what is the effect on loss and expense?

Answer 6

if both events would have caused the delay, then time is given but not money (De Beers v Atos 2010)