ABSTRACT
This chapter presents some questions that are helpful for the construction professionals of all kinds who frequently need legal advice that is straightforward as well as authoritative and legally rigorous. The provision of documents necessary for the adjustment of the contract sum is one of the three criteria which must be satisfied before the two-month period, in which the architect must issue the final certificate, starts to run. If the architect rejects the information out of hand and issues the final certificate, the contractor may consider that there is a dispute and refer it to adjudication immediately. It follows logically that the contractor must be able to show that it had other work which it could have done during the delay period. The basis of the interest and finance claim is that the contractor should be compensated for the fact that the loss and/or expense would have been incurred some time before ascertainment and certification by the architect.
