The Contractor shall warn the Engineer at the earliest opportunity of specific likely future events or circumstances that may adversely affect the quality of the work increase the Contract Price or delay the execution of the Works. The Engineer may require the Contractor to provide an estimate of the expected effect of the future event or circumstance on the Contract Price and Completion Date. The estimate shall be provided by the Contractor as soon as reasonably possible.
The Contractor shall cooperate with the Engineer in making and considering proposals for how the effect of such an event or circumstance can be avoided or reduced by anyone involved in the work and in carrying out any resulting instruction of the Engineer.
If the Contractor fails to complete the works within the time period(s) specified in the Contract the Public Body shall, without formal notice and without prejudice to his other remedies under the contract be entitled to liquidated damages for every day or part thereof which shall elapse between the end of the period specified for implementation of tasks or extended Intended Completion Date under GCC Clause 72 and the actual date of completion, at the rate and up to the maximum amount specified in the GCC Clause 27. If the works have been the subject of partial acceptance in accordance with GCC Clause 86, the liquidated damages specified in the GCC Clause 27 may be reduced in the proportion which the value of the accepted part bears to the value of the whole of the works.
If the Public Body has become entitled to the maximum claim under GCC Clause 78.1 he may, after giving notice to the Contractor:
