Civil Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
Letter 58
To employer, if possession not given on the due date (b)
This letter is only suitable for use with MW and MWD.
Special delivery
Dear
Possession of the site should have been given to enable us to commence the
works on [
insert date
] in accordance with clause 2.2 [
substitute '2.3' when using
MWD
] of the conditions of contract. Possession was not given to us on the due
date.
[
Then either:
]
The architect has informed us today by telephone that the date when you will
be able to give possession is still uncertain.
[
Or:
]
The architect has informed us today by telephone that you will be unable to
give possession until [
insert date
].
[
Then:
]
This is a serious breach of contract for which we will require appropriate
compensation and we reserve all our rights and remedies in this matter.
Without prejudice to the foregoing, we suggest that a meeting would be
useful and look forward to hearing from you.
Yours faithfully
