Claim Management
Infrastructure & Transport
Rail — France
Railway line
Mission details
Context
Faced with a €7M penalty demand from the Owner, the contractor was claiming €16M of additional compensation. Argos Construction's detailed analysis showed that the changes imposed by the Owner itself were the cause of the delays, allowing the penalties to be set aside.
Mission
Preparation of a claim for additional compensation — general account
Objectives
- Contractual analysis and reconstruction of disruptive events
- Delay analysis and financial impacts
- Drafting of the additional-compensation memorandum
Stakes
- Phase 1: 14-day delay on an initial 147 days; Phase 2: 35-day delay on an initial 91 days; Phase 3: 0 days on an initial 112 days
- €8M on a €50M contract
Result
Out-of-court settlement