Extension of Time Support
Need additional time, or evidence to answer a delay allegation? We organise the event records, notices and commercial information for your appointed planner and representative.
Updated: . By Jack Butler-Kettle, Construction Claims Consultant.
England and Wales. Other jurisdictions assessed individually.
The problem
A late finish does not explain which event affected completion, whose responsibility it was or what time relief is available. Missing programme versions and event records can also make a sound position difficult to demonstrate.
The solution
We assemble the event chronology, source records and notice schedule, identify gaps and coordinate the commercial information your planner and representative need. We support the time submission or response and keep any monetary assessment distinct.
Your separately appointed planner undertakes the delay and critical-path analysis; your representative confirms entitlement and conducts proceedings, with legal advice from your solicitor. These appointments, responsibilities and information dates are agreed before specialist-dependent work starts. Quantsurv does not provide the delay analysis or promise an extension.
To reduce the risk on future jobs: Delay & Disruption Loss Prevention.
What you get
You receive the traced assessment, indexed evidence, assumptions, response record and clear next responsibilities. The outcome may be payment, a revised position, withdrawal or an unresolved dispute; none is guaranteed. Practical prevention actions are agreed with a named owner, check and review date.
Includes a Handover Pack: key dates and sources, next steps, likely responses, scope limits and any ready-to-send letters.
Fee: A fixed fee covers the agreed figures-and-evidence work. Specialist appointments, proceedings and any later support stage are separately scoped and priced before that work starts.
Turnaround: the action timetable is agreed against the actual deadlines and available records. Enquiries receive a same-day response; substantive work starts only after capacity and instructions are confirmed.
How it works
Claim stage: Event
You explain the issue and agree the scope
We check fit and conflicts, agree responsibilities and the fixed fee, then you authorise the work and provide the records.
What you get: A written scope, responsibilities, fixed fee and timetable
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The agreement and notice provisions
Operative subcontract, amendments, completion dates, sections, notices and any time decisions already issued.
Where to find it: Your commercial file, contract administrator and original notices.
Why we need it: Completion and notice requirements must come from the operative subcontract.
How we will use it: We prepare the terms and notice record for your planner and representative.
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Programme versions and progress records
The baseline and updates relied on, native programme files where available, progress reports and records of actual work.
Where to find it: Your planning team and project document system, including native programme files.
Why we need it: The appointed planner needs the correct baseline, updates and actual progress.
How we will use it: We index versions and reconcile their supporting records without performing delay analysis.
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Event and information records
Instructions, access records, drawing or information requests, replies, minutes and a chronology of relevant events.
Where to find it: Instructions, information request logs, access records and site correspondence.
Why we need it: Time analysis needs an evidenced sequence of events and affected work.
How we will use it: We build a source-linked chronology and identify contradictions or gaps.
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Resources and mitigation records
Labour and plant records, resequencing or mitigation decisions, constraints and records of your own delays.
Where to find it: Site diaries, allocation sheets, plant records and management decisions.
Why we need it: The assessment must consider actual effects, mitigation and your own delays.
How we will use it: We organise resource and mitigation evidence for the planner and distinguish any separately scoped cost claim.
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The allegation or time submission
Any delay allegation, damages notice, application for time and the replies, with service evidence.
Where to find it: Your existing time application, the other party’s allegation and original communications.
Why we need it: The requested extension or delay allegation defines what must be answered.
How we will use it: We reconcile events, periods, replies and service evidence for the submission or response.
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Planner and representative instructions
The appointed specialists, their scope, assumptions, requested information and relevant procedural dates.
Where to find it: Your appointed planner and representative.
Why we need it: Technical and procedural responsibility must be accepted before dependent work proceeds.
How we will use it: We record appointments, deliverables, assumptions and the timetable for coordinated support.
Copies are fine. Send what you have and we will tell you what's missing.
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Claim stages: Notice, Entitlement, Evidence and Quantum
We assess the records and figures
We check the evidence and assess the figures on the basis confirmed with your appointed specialists and representative.
What you get: A traced assessment with assumptions and disputed items
Claim stage: Assembly
We set out the position and options
You receive the assessment, open questions and proposed evidence. We keep private settlement instructions separate.
What you get: A recommended position and submission evidence
You approve what goes out
You approve the proposed submission or response, with legal wording and any insurer consent checked before issue.
Claim stage: Resolution
We support the response and close-out
We assess replies, record the result and outstanding matters, and agree the practical controls to address the causes.
What you get: An outcome record and prevention action plan
We hand over the assessment and next steps
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