What is the Timeline for Handling Construction Claims?
Figure 1 shows the timeline for filing construction claims as established in the Standard General Conditions of the Construction Contract published by the EJCDC. When the contractor or owner of the project believes they are due some money for some change, or that the contract time needs to be adjusted, they must file a claim for it within 30 days of “the event giving rise to the claim” [Paragraph 10.05B]. This notice need state only the general nature of the claim. document.getElementById(‘adsense_placeholder_2’).innerHTML = document.getElementById(‘adsense_ad_2_hidden’).innerHTML; The party making the claim then has 30 more days, a total of 60 days from the event giving rise to the claim, to provide the specifics: how much time change; how much price change? These two submissions are made to the engineer, who has authority to allow more than 60 days for the claimant to provide complete data. The engineer would grant this time when the event is still on-going and will not be completed
