Sunday, November 4, 2012

Free inclement weather record

Incremental weather is an enemy to contractor, consultant and client when it come to construction issue.

Weather is an important factor and record that need to be track from time to time. in the even that the weather at the construction site had become unusual compare to the previous year, this type of record will be essential and become the most important document in obtaining the extension of time for contractor application to client.

Apart from this record, the rainfall data MUST also be recorded to proved that the rainfall for the particular day in beyond the expectation and had affected the progress of the construction activity. Rainfall data can always be captured by placing rainfall gauge at site. Below are link to the sample of Daily Record.

Daily Weather Record

In Sarawak the normal practice in the event there is no rainfall data gauge been provided at site, client, contractor and consultant will always resort to the nearest rainfall station which own by Hydrological Department that will provide the rainfall data for them to do assessment on the exceptional incremental weather for the purpose of extension of time.