One page per question a contractor asks when a deadline is near: which clause, how the days are counted, what the notice must say, and what it costs to miss it. Written from the rules library and checked by a person before it goes up.
Every JBCC notice with its clause and period is on the JBCC contract page.
What counts as a contract instruction under JBCC 6.2, when it entitles you to time and cost, and the 20 working day notice you must send to claim.
JBCC · updated 22 Oct 2026When a JBCC 6.2 contractor must give notice of delay, how the 20 working days are counted, what the notice and claim must contain, and what lateness costs.
JBCC · updated 22 Oct 2026How JBCC 6.2 payment certificates work, when the employer must pay, what interest runs on late payment, and the notice before suspending for non-payment.
JBCC · updated 22 Oct 2026Every NEC3 and NEC4 notice with its clause and period is on the NEC3 and NEC4 contract page.
How a compensation event is priced under NEC3 and NEC4 ECC, from the three-week quotation and Defined Cost plus Fee to deemed acceptance.
NEC3 and NEC4 · updated 22 Oct 2026How to notify a compensation event under NEC3 and NEC4 ECC within the eight-week time bar in clause 61.3, its exceptions, and what missing it costs.
NEC3 and NEC4 · updated 22 Oct 2026What NEC3 clause 16 and NEC4 clause 15 require you to early warn, how the register and meeting work, and how a missed warning reduces your compensation.
NEC3 and NEC4 · updated 22 Oct 2026Every FIDIC notice with its clause and period is on the FIDIC contract page.
How to give a FIDIC 2017 Red Book Notice of Claim under clause 20.2.1 within 28 days, what the Engineer does next and when the 84-day detailed claim is due.
FIDIC · updated 22 Oct 2026When an Engineer must certify and an Employer must pay under the FIDIC 2017 Red Book, and how financing charges and the 21-day suspension Notice work.
FIDIC · updated 22 Oct 2026Every GCC notice with its clause and period is on the GCC contract page.
How to claim time or money under GCC 2015 clause 10.1, covering the 28-day written claim notice, detailed particulars, the Engineer's ruling and late notice.
GCC · updated 22 Oct 2026How the GCC 2015 payment cycle works under clause 6.10, when payment is due, how interest on late payment runs, and what a contractor can do when payment stops.
GCC · updated 22 Oct 2026How to price a South African bill of quantities step by step, building each rate from materials, labour, plant and waste and adding overheads and profit.
General · updated 22 Oct 2026Explains what an NEC Z clause is, its JBCC, FIDIC and GCC equivalents, and how amendments can shorten notice periods or change who must receive your notice.
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