Prolongation Cost as a Remedy for Construction Contracts Delays
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2016-01
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The British University in Dubai (BUiD)
Abstract
Although the construction companies in the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates
spend colossal amounts of monies to prepare time related cost claims, those claims usually do
not reflect the contractor’s actual loss or damage incurred. Indeed, it is complex task to
determine the cause and effect of delays, notwithstanding the applicable contracts terms and the
National statutes that usually encompass defined the claim boundaries. This dissertation
discusses the various types of the head of claims and the methods for proving and quantifying
claims in the United Kingdom and United Arab Emirates by using Doctrinal Research method
supported by Qualitative Research. The various grounds for claims have been analysed,
substantiated and quantified to broaden the understanding on how successful claims can be
made. The dissertation therefore is likely to help the contractors to produce more credible claims
whilst concentrating on well recognized heads of claims rather than pursuing unrecoverable and
unjustified claims and damages.
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construction contracts delays, United Arab Emirates (UAE), United Kingdom, law