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Content reviewed: 2026-10-14

# Delay damages assessment sheet

Check the contractual prerequisites separately from the arithmetic used to assess proposed delay damages.

by [Jack Butler-Kettle](<https://www.quantsurv.com/about#jack-butler-kettle>) · About 2 min readShare

## How to use it

Verify the completion date, extensions, certification and notice requirements first. Enter a checked chargeable period rather than automatically treating every late day as chargeable.

### Delay damages assessment sheet

Verify the completion date, extensions, certification and notice requirements first. Enter a checked chargeable period rather than automatically treating every late day as chargeable.

[Download blank Excel workbook](<https://www.quantsurv.com/downloads/library/delay-damages-assessment-sheet.xlsx>)

Free blank template for your own project. The completed example is shown below. No email address required.

View the completed example

Completed fictional example

Westhaven refurbishment · 14 October 2026 · Version 1.0

#### Prerequisite review

Scroll across if needed to read the whole record. A dash means no value has been entered.

Prerequisite review: completed fictional example
| Check | Fictional position | Status / evidence |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Completion obligation | Section A completion date 30 Sep 2026 | Contract particulars CP-01 |
| Extensions | EOT request E-02 still under assessment | Open; do not assume original date governs |
| Certificate and notices | Required certificate and notice records requested | Not verified |
| Authority to deduct | No final deduction decision recorded | Review before issuing payment notice |

#### Illustrative arithmetic

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Illustrative arithmetic: completed fictional example
| Assessment | Checked days | Rate per day (£) | Proposed damages (£) | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Illustration only | 5 | £500.00 | £2,500.00 | £2,500 calculation; prerequisites unresolved |

Correct multiplication does not establish an entitlement to deduct. Reassess the period after any extension decision.

## Understanding your results

Correct multiplication does not establish an entitlement to deduct. Reassess the period after any extension decision.

## How it works

The workbook provides blank working records. Grey cells calculate from the entered inputs; yellow cells are for your information. The completed example stays on this page.

Read the [related guidance](<https://www.quantsurv.com/liquidated-damages/tips/recount-the-weeks>) for the context and checks behind this template.

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