what could be a valid justification or explanation for awarding the EOT (Extension of Time)

From the Engineer's perspective, what could be a valid justification or explanation for awarding the EOT (Extension of Time) for a specific project section in June but officially notifying the Contractor?in?July?

As most Contract Terms and Conditions do not express when an EOT should be officially given, such a decision is up to the discretion of the Engineer. Some contracts use the word within 'reasonable time", so the employer must?comply.

It also relates to the other party (the contractor) to raise his voice and submit his claim with all case(s), effects, consequences, and entitlement?to EOT.

From his perspective, there is no time limit as to when he grants an EOT, which means the contractor will be forced to run on his toes to reduce delay as far as possible to avoid any potential LDs. This is one of the possible assumptions for granting it late, and of course, there are administrative issues and other non-contractual reasons for withholding?that?EOT.

Additionally, please take a look at our tutorial on delay analysis techniques, which is linked to the aforementioned:

How To Prepare Delay Analysis by Using Impacted as Planned Technique | Impacted as Planned method P6

In this tutorial, we'll go through the impacted as planned for delay analysis technique and time extension claims. Delay analysis is the process of determining the causes of delays in a project and assessing the impact of the delays on the project timeline and budget. It involves reviewing the project schedule, identifying the causes of delays, and quantifying the effects of the delays. Delay analysis is an important tool for project managers to identify and manage potential delays that can impact the project's success. It can help them to identify areas of improvement and take corrective action to prevent delays from occurring in the future. The methodologies of Window Impact Analysis and Time Impact Analysis are the most appropriate. To clarify the concepts apparent, we used an imagined project and associated delays. The preparatory process and comprehensive report writing for the aforementioned strategies were covered in the tutorial.

IMPACTED AS-PLANNED:

The impacted as-planned analysis involves the insertion of delay events into a baseline or as-planned schedule to determine the hypothetical impact of such events. This method involves modifying the baseline or as-planned schedule to include new activities and logic to represent delayed events. The difference between the project completion date in the impacted as-planned schedule and the original as-planned schedule quantifies the delay. This methodology is simple and does not require an as-built schedule. However, it is considered a hypothetical model as it does not rely on as-built data.

FUNDAMENTAL STEPS OF THE IMPACTED AS-PLANNED METHOD:

1. Identify and quantify impacts to be evaluated
2. Select the appropriate baseline or other as-planned schedule. This schedule serves as the “un-impacted schedule” in the analysis
3. Create a fragmentary network, or fragnet, representing the impacts being evaluated by the analysis
4. Create the “impacted schedule” by inserting the fragnet into a copy of the un-impacted schedule
5. Identify the critical path of the newly created impacted schedule
6. Compare the project completion date of the un-impacted and impacted schedule to determine the delay caused by the insertion of the fragnet.

The resulting schedule, after inserting the impact event, illustrates the effect of the delay/change event on the project’s completion date.

WHEN THE IMPACTED AS-PLANNED METHOD IS APPROPRIATE:

Certain considerations need to be made when deciding the proper delay analysis methodology. Every delay claim is unique and its characteristics, along with other project-specific considerations, will determine the appropriate delay analysis to implement. Key criteria, such as

? the availability of contemporaneous documentation

? requirements of the project specifications

? the quality/reliability of available schedules

will factor in to deciding which methodology is appropriate for your situation.