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Posted by on September 18, 2006, 4:40 pm
wrote:
>A building contractor gave us a quote and a time to build the
>superstructure of our house. We bought and supplied all materials,
>tools and labourers (including myself as I am a self-builder), the
>contractor only supplied the skilled labour. There were some of the
>usual delays. The structure is not finished and more time is needed to
>complete the job. The contractor wants to get paid extra for this time.
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>How reasonable/common is this situation? How accurate is the contractor
>expected to be in his estimate of time in terms of work and completion?
It is most uncommon. I cannot imagine a serious contractor allowing
you to supply anything or do anything on a job. I cannot imagine a
serious contractor getting into a situation where it is not crystal
clear who pays for "the usual delays".
My counsel would be !) settle up to date with this guy, bending over
backwards to be fair and then 2) negotiate a contract using a
construction lawyer.
Ken.
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