Common use of Delay in Substantial Completion Clause in Contracts

Delay in Substantial Completion. If the Construction Manager fails to achieve Substantial Completion of the Project by the Substantial Completion Date, the Parties acknowledge and agree that the actual damage to the Department for the delay will be impossible to determine, and in lieu thereof, the Construction Manager shall pay to the Department, as fixed, agreed and liquidated delay damages in the amount set forth in the Project Information Section of this Agreement per day for each calendar day of delay for failure to meet the applicable Substantial Completion Date. The Construction Manager and the Department agree that the liquidated damages set forth in this Article do not constitute, and shall not be deemed, a penalty but represent a reasonable approximation of the damages to the Department associated with a delay in the Project. These damages shall not apply if the delay is the result of force majeure and the Construction Manager otherwise complies with the provisions set forth in the collective SCP. In the event the Construction Manager fails to meet the Substantial Completion Date for more than thirty (30) days, the Construction Manager consents to a Termination for Default.

Delay in Substantial Completion. If the Construction Manager fails to achieve Substantial Completion of the Project by the Substantial Completion Date, the Parties acknowledge and agree that the actual damage to the Department for the delay will be impossible to determine, and in lieu thereof, the Construction Manager shall pay to the Department, as fixed, agreed and liquidated delay damages in the amount set forth in the Project Information Section of this Agreement per day for each calendar day of delay for failure to meet the applicable Substantial Completion Date. The Construction Manager and the Department agree that the liquidated damages set forth in this Article do not constitute, and shall not be deemed, a penalty but represent a reasonable approximation of the damages to the Department associated with a delay in the Project. These damages shall not apply if the delay is the result of force majeure and the Construction Manager otherwise complies with the provisions set forth in the collective SCPStandard Contract Provisions. In the event the Construction Manager fails to meet the Substantial Completion Date for more than thirty (30) days, the Construction Manager consents to a Termination for Default.