DELAYS AND ENTITLEMENTS – TAKE THE YES/NO TEST FOR M&E SUBBIES – SUGGESTED ANSWERS.

Ref	REASON FOR DELAY	EOT?	COSTS?
1	Our fire alarms subbie is tied up on a big job in Scotland.	NO	NO
2	The plant rooms have not yet been made waterproof, bricklayers and roofers still working.	YES	YES
3	Architect very late in issuing CCTV information, which we have requested on many occasions.	YES	YES
4	Builder’s own mechanical subbie late with his plant. We had to leave cables looped until ready, then return.	YES	YES
5	Big variation to lighting scheme issued to us only one week before completion date	YES	YES
6	We could not get materials from Newey Eyre because we are “on the stop”	NO	NO
7	It has been the wettest July in history	YES	NO
8	The client was very late in providing “free issue” equipment which we requested in good time	YES	YES
9	Architect issued late instructions re provisional sums. We had included this on our procurement schedule at start of job, six months ago but not since.	NO	NO
10	Bricklayers on strike for 4 weeks.	YES	NO
11	Builder issued revised programme showing project end date put back 4 weeks	NO	NO
12	Ceilings subbie walked off site for 2 wks for non payment. Our final fix was delayed.	YES	YES
13	Very frosty during February, delays to our car park lighting.	NO	NO
14	Architect issued over fifty AI's (variations) in last 3 weeks of job, causing us general delay.	YES	YES

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John Russell

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“Jack Russell” of the Electrical Times and author of “The Streetwise Subbie”