PhD Final Thesis April 2013.pdf - Anglia Ruskin Research Online

Thesis Keith Gale 2013Agreed works start date:Sourced from a contractual letter sent to a supplier and stated in the contract forcommencement of a project.Actual start date:Sourced from contemporary site records and the Traffic Management Act notice forcommencement on site.Days late starting:The difference between ‘agreed works start date’ and ‘actual start date’. Late startingis progressive and proportional – the organisation views the number of days late asrelevant against the whole contract period.Formula for calculation of days late starting = Actual start date – Agreed worksstart dateAgreed initial duration:A difference between ‘agreed works start date’ and ‘agreed initial completion date’in days. This represents, using a numerical value, the initial contract period.Formula for calculation of agreed initial duration = Agreed works start date –Agreed initial completion dateExtension of Time or Compensation Event days:Represents the number of days by which an original contract period is extended bythe Resident Engineer or Supervisor in accordance with the conditions of contract.Generally these arise from additional work or variations requested by a client, butoccasionally adverse weather conditions and other specified permitted circumstancesalso allow a contract period to be extended. All awards of extension of time arestrictly contractual and are compiled from letters issued to a supplier.Percentage variance on start date:143