Cian BrennanFounder, Quantum Contract Solutions · Founder

Why Are You Asked to Accelerate in Construction? Reasons revealed!

Name: Why Are You Asked to Accelerate in Construction? Reasons revealed!
Uploaded: 2023-08-03T22:00:09+00:00
Duration: 27 s
Channel: Cian Brennan
Description: In this video, the speaker recounts a construction scenario where a subcontractor was instructed to accelerate work to meet a deadline. After completing…

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In this video, the speaker recounts a construction scenario where a subcontractor was instructed to accelerate work to meet a deadline. After completing the accelerated work, the subcontractor submitted a variation claim for the extra effort, but the client refused payment, arguing that the acceleration was requested because the subcontractor was already late. The speaker highlights the critical lesson that whenever a party is asked to accelerate, they must first clarify the underlying reason—whether the contractor is late and the client is compensating for extra resources, or whether the client’s own delay is causing the need for acceleration. Understanding who bears responsibility for the additional costs is essential to avoid denied claims and financial loss.

So what happened in this scenario was acceleration. So he was asked to accelerate the work, so he accelerated the work and then went to submit his variation for accelerating the work. And they're like, what do you mean? We're not paying that. You were late. That's why we asked you to accelerate. And so we're not paying for it. So the learning from that is if someone ever asks you to accelerate the work, you have to be clear. Why are you asking me to accelerate? Do you think I'm late and therefore you're getting me to put on extra equipment, in which case you don't have— Or are you late? Or are you late and you're trying to speed stuff up, in which case you have to pay me.