Liquidated Damages Defense

Client: Large International Contractor

Project Owner: International EPC

End customer: National Oil Company

Contract size: USD 31 Million

Project details: Refinery project Middle East

Dispute: Liquidated Damages defense

Claims size: USD 4,2 Million

Topics: Cost and schedule overrun partly due to design changes by the end customer. Avoiding enforcement of LDs.

Main target: Prepare claim for compensable extension of time, defend against application of Liquidated Damages

Outcome: USD 4.1 Million LD claim was settled with USD 600k by showing the critical impact of Client design changes.

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