Extensions of time
Published November 2014
Effective from 10 February 2015
Reissued July 2024
Delays occur on most construction projects, and always have done. At some point during a project, particular parts of the works, or the works as a whole, will not progress as quickly as planned, with the risk that the contractual completion date will not be met.
This practice information covers:
- costs of delay
- background to extension of time clauses
- delay assessments using BIM and
- strengths and weaknesses of delay analysis methods.
This document was reissued in July 2024 as RICS practice information. It had previously been published in November 2014 as an RICS guidance note. No material changes have been made to the document.