Construction claims guide
Construction Delay Notice Guide
A delay notice should be issued promptly, to the correct recipient and in the form required by the signed contract. This is general workflow guidance, not legal advice; always check the signed contract.
Confirm the notice trigger
Identify what happened, the date it occurred or became known, the relevant project instruction or record and the notice deadline that requires professional checking.
State facts, impact and mitigation
Describe the affected work, current or anticipated effect and reasonable mitigation steps. Separate confirmed facts from estimates and avoid unsupported contractual conclusions.
Preserve issue and receipt evidence
Keep the issued notice, attachments, transmission record, recipient details and any acknowledgement together with the event record.
Turn the guidance into a controlled project record
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