The contractor can submit a claim to the engineer within 28 days of an event occurring or its effects ending. The contractor must then submit details of the claim within 42 days, or a period agreed with the engineer. If the engineer rejects the claim or does not respond, either party can refer the dispute to the dispute board for resolution.

1. 20.1: Contractor's Claim (General Conditions of Cotract, VOL- I)
FIDIC 1999 Construction, The MDB Harmonised Edition Fakhar-un-nisa (PE)
IN CASE OF REJECTION OR NO RESPONSE FROM THE ENGINEER , ANY OF
THE PARTIES (EMPLOYER & CONTRACTOR) MAY REFER TO THE DISPUTE
BOARD (DB)
EVENT
(Occurance of Event)
• 28 Days
NOTICE TO
CLAIM
• By the Contractor
SUBMISSION OF DETAILED CLAIM
INCLUDING PARTICULARS
• By the Contractor
•42 Days
OR
•As agreed b/w
the Eng &
Contractor
•28 Days
FINAL SUBMISSION OF
CLAIM
END OF EVENT OR EFFECTS OF
EVENT
•By the Contractor
APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL
OR DETAIL COMMENT
OR REQUEST FOR MORE DATA/DOCUMENT
•By the Engineer
•42 Days
OR
•Agreed Period for
substantiation
•42 Days OR
•Agreed Period for
substantiation
D:T4Contract DocsClaims 20.1 (Flow chart)