Extension of Time & Delay

Establish the cause, entitlement and commercial effect of project delay.

Practical extension of time and construction delay support for principal contractors and subcontractors in Brisbane and across Queensland—from early notices and records through EOT preparation, time-related costs and negotiation.

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Time entitlement

Delay needs to be managed while the project is happening—not reconstructed at the end.

Construction delay can affect completion dates, liquidated damages exposure, preliminaries, resources, productivity and cash flow. Contractual entitlement often depends on strict notices, contemporaneous records and the ability to explain how an event affected the programme.

LMA assists contractors to identify delay events, understand the contractual time provisions and build a clear connection between the event, the programme impact and the resulting commercial position.

Support can be provided contemporaneously during project delivery or to review, prepare and strengthen an existing EOT or delay claim.

How LMA can assist

Structured support for time and delay issues.

Delay event identificationIdentify events that may affect progress or completion and determine the contractual steps required to preserve the position.

EOT notices & administrationPrepare and review notices, claims and supporting correspondence in accordance with contractual time requirements.

Entitlement reviewAssess qualifying causes of delay, notice provisions, time bars, concurrency issues and relevant contractual requirements.

Programme reviewReview baseline and updated programmes, sequencing, critical activities and available programme records relevant to the delay event.

Chronologies & cause and effectDevelop clear event chronologies connecting directions, access, design, approvals, latent conditions or other causes to project impacts.

Delay recordsIdentify the site records, correspondence, diaries, photographs, programme updates and resource information needed to substantiate the position.

Prolongation & time-related costsAssist with the commercial basis and substantiation of preliminaries, extended site costs and other time-related cost claims.

Assessment & negotiationReview EOT determinations and responses, identify disputed issues and support commercial negotiation of time and associated cost.

Common situations

When EOT and delay support should be considered.

design information, approvals or access are delaying planned works;
latent conditions or changed scope are affecting sequencing or completion;
an EOT notice or claim is required under strict contractual timeframes;
the project is falling behind and responsibility for delay is disputed;
an EOT has been rejected or assessed for fewer days than claimed;
liquidated damages or other delay exposure is developing;
multiple overlapping events are making the delay position difficult to explain;
extended preliminaries or other time-related costs need to be substantiated; or
the project records need to be organised before negotiation or escalation.

LMA approach

Contract, chronology, programme, records and commercial outcome.

An EOT claim needs a coherent story supported by the contract and the project evidence.

LMA starts with the contractual mechanism and the actual event, then reviews the available programme information and contemporaneous records to establish what occurred and how it affected delivery. The position is developed in a form that can be understood by project teams, contract administrators and decision-makers.

Where specialist forensic delay analysis or expert evidence is required, LMA can support the commercial and contractual workstream and coordinate with the appropriate programming, delay or legal specialists.

Related support

Delay issues often overlap with variations, claims and broader contract administration.

Brisbane & Queensland

Is a delay putting completion, entitlement or liquidated damages at risk?

LMA can review the contractual position, available records and programme information and help establish the next commercial steps.

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