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# Extension of time (EOT)

More time to finish your work, for a delay your contract says is not your risk.

by [Jack Butler-Kettle](<https://www.quantsurv.com/about#jack-butler-kettle>) · About 1 min readShare

## Further detail

Read this alongside [SCL Delay and Disruption Protocol](<https://www.scl.org.uk/sites/default/files/documents/SCL_Delay_Protocol_2nd_Edition_Final.pdf>).

An extension of time adjusts the contractual completion obligation where the applicable conditions are met. It should be assessed against the cause and effect of delay, not merely the number of days an event lasted. Time entitlement and financial compensation are separate questions.

Preserve notices and programme records. [Extension-of-time evidence preparation](<https://www.quantsurv.com/claims?service=%2Fdelay-and-disruption%2Fservices%2Fextension-of-time-support#client-types>) can help organise the contractual basis and evidence of the delay.

## Sources

1.  [Delay and Disruption Protocol, 2nd edition, February 2017](<https://www.scl.org.uk/sites/default/files/documents/SCL_Delay_Protocol_2nd_Edition_Final.pdf>). Society of Construction Law.

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