James Whitfield
Senior Contract Administrator
James is a contract administrator at CALIM with experience in contract management processes, documentation, and compliance tracking across construction and EPC projects.
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Articles by James
11 articles published
Wrongful Termination Risk - and How to Avoid Becoming the Party in Breach
Termination feels like the ultimate power move - you have had enough, you pull the trigger, you are out. But a botched t...
What You Can Recover When a Contract Is Terminated
When a contract ends early, the money you walk away with depends less on what you feel you are owed and more on why the ...
What Is a Compensation Event Under NEC - and How to Manage One
NEC handles change through compensation events, and it does so on a discipline that FIDIC contractors find alien: prospe...
How to Issue a Compliant Termination Notice Under FIDIC
Termination is the most powerful remedy in a construction contract, and the easiest to get wrong. A notice served out of...
The Contemporaneous Records That Make or Break a Delay Claim
Most delay claims are not lost on the merits. They are lost on the evidence. Delay claim evidence that is reconstructed ...
What Is a Prolongation Claim - and What Actually Qualifies?
A prolongation claim recovers the time-related cost of remaining on site during a compensable delay. Yet most submission...
Excusable, Compensable, Non-Excusable: A Contractor's Map of Delay Types
Most delay discussions collapse three distinct categories into one. A compensable delay entitles the contractor to both ...
EOT vs Prolongation: Why They're Not the Same Claim (and Why It Matters to Your Cash)
Winning an extension of time does not automatically recover the cost of staying on site longer. EOT vs prolongation: two...
When a Notice Becomes a Handshake: The Lost Art of Contract Communication
Contractual notices in construction and engineering should prioritise collaborative communication over adversarial posit...
The Four Lenses Framework: A Practical Guide for Contractors
Most contractors review contracts through a single lens - Legal. Here is why that is one quarter of the picture, and how...
The Cost of a Messy Close-Out: Lessons from 50+ Projects
Close-out is where contractors leave the most money on the table. Based on CALIM’s engagement data, a look at the most c...
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