Handling & valuing prolongation costs claims

The Society of Construction Law Hong Kong invites you to an evening in-person seminar.

The issue of prolongation cost is a vexed one. A permanent fixture of most construction arbitrations, it gets little air time compared to its wealthier cousin EOT. But most employers and contractors measure their success in an arbitration not by how much delay LDs have been allowed or saved, but by how much prolongation cost has been awarded. While umbilically tied to EOT for the most part, a successful claim or defence of prolongation cost depends on a lot more than just piggybacking on the delay analysis.

In this talk, Shourav will explore:

(a) the nature of prolongation cost,

(b) the differing periods over which such cost is incurred

(c) avoiding double-recovery, and

(d) how to discharge the evidential burden of proving the quantum of prolongation cost.

Shourav is a specialist construction and international arbitration lawyer with over 20 years of experience advising on energy and infrastructure disputes. He represents clients in the onshore and offshore oil & gas, petrochemicals, power, infrastructure and building sectors on the procurement, design, engineering and construction of major projects.