CONCURRENT DELAYS IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECT: SINGAPORE'S PERSPECTIVE

Abstract

Concurrent delay is a complex issue that has attracted many researchers in spending extensive effort looking into this area. The term “concurrent delay” is usually used to describe a situation when more than one delay occur simultaneously but at the same time not all of these events would enable the contractor to claim for an extension of time. The ambiguity of the term has led to disputes between the contractual parties concerning the extent of the project delay to which they are responsible for. Through the various legal systems across the world, it was evident that there is no absolute solution on the approach to the determination the concurrent liability of each party as the circumstances in each situation differs. Therefore, this dissertation would give an overview and compares the various approaches adopted by other international construction industry in ruling on concurrent delay claims before a proposal would be drafted in Singapore’s standard forms to provide a form of guidance for the Superintending Officer who is responsible in the grant of EOT to the contractors when such issue occurs. With that, it would alleviate the uncertainty of each party and reduce the potential of an exponential increase of transaction costs for the parties.