Building Structure and Exterior Contractors Business Guide
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Delayed Payments from Disputed Weather Delay Claims
$10,000-$100,000 in delayed payments per projectWeather delay claims rejected due to missing contemporaneous documentation (daily logs, photos, NOAA reports) delay project closeout and final payments. Contractors experience high Accounts Receivable days as owners withhold retainage pending resolution of unverified extension requests. Recurring poor practices like non-monthly submissions compound payment drags across seasons.
Unapproved Weather Delays Causing Unrecovered Schedule Extensions
$50,000+ per major delay event (escalating with project scale)Inadequate documentation of weather delays fails to meet strict contract criteria like NOAA data verification, critical path impact proof, and monthly reporting, leading to denied time extension claims. This forces contractors to accelerate work through overtime, extra crews, or expedited materials without reimbursement, inflating project costs. Industry standards highlight this as a recurring issue due to imprecise logging and failure to link delays to critical path activities.
Contract Non-Compliance from Improper Weather Delay Reporting
$5,000-$50,000 in liquidated damages per denied claimStandard specs mandate monthly Weather Delay Reports with NOAA data and critical path proof; non-submission results in automatic denial of extensions, exposing contractors to liquidated damages or breach claims. This systemic failure in documentation protocols leads to audit failures and penalties in public or bonded projects. Courts uphold denials lacking required backups, making it a recurring compliance risk.
Flawed Extension Requests Due to Inadequate Delay Visibility
$20,000+ in ineffective recovery spendingManagers claim weather delays without baseline schedules, thresholds, or critical path analysis, leading to rejected requests and poor recovery decisions like unnecessary rushes. Lack of simulation tools or pattern tracking results in overclaiming minor events, eroding credibility for all claims. This recurring data gap causes suboptimal hiring of extra labor or equipment.