Common use of Force Majeure, Notice of Delay, and No Damages for Delay Clause in Contracts

Force Majeure, Notice of Delay, and No Damages for Delay. ‌ Contractor shall not be responsible for delay resulting from its failure to perform if neither the fault nor the negligence of Contractor or its employees or agents contributed to the delay, and the delay is due directly to acts of God, wars, acts of public enemies, strikes, fires, floods or other similar cause wholly beyond Contractor’s control, or for any of the foregoing that affect Subcontractors or suppliers if no alternate source of supply is available to Contractor. In case of any delay the Contractor believes is excusable, Contractor shall notify the Department in writing of the delay or potential delay and describe the cause of the delay either within ten (10) Calendar Days after the cause that creates or will create the delay, if the Contractor could reasonably foresee that a delay could occur as a result, or if delay is not reasonably foreseeable, within five

Force Majeure, Notice of Delay, and No Damages for Delay. ‌ Contractor shall not be responsible for delay resulting from its failure to perform if neither the fault nor the negligence of Contractor or its employees or agents contributed to the delay, and the delay is due directly to acts of God, wars, acts of public enemies, strikes, fires, floods or other similar cause wholly beyond Contractor’s control, or for any of the foregoing that affect Subcontractors or suppliers if no alternate source of supply is available to Contractor. In case of any delay the Contractor believes is excusable, Contractor shall notify the Department in writing of the delay or potential delay and describe the cause of the delay either within ten (10) Calendar Days after the cause that creates or will create the delay, if the Contractor could reasonably foresee that a delay could occur as a result, or if delay is not reasonably foreseeable, within five