8. Computation of Contract Time- Developing a Progress Schedule 9. Contract Time Determination Techniques 10. Other Project Considerations

1. PURPOSE. To provide procedures for determining contract time for construction projects. 2. POLICY. State Transportation Agencies (STAs) should have adequate written procedures for the determination of contract time. The FHWA's policy for contract time and contract time extensions is codified in 23 Code of Federal Regulations 635.121. 3. BACKGROUND. A. Contract time is the maximum time allowed in the contract for completion of all work contained in the contract documents. Contract time often arises as an issue when the traveling public is being inconvenienced and the contractor does not appear to be aggressively pursuing the work. There may be a number of reasons for a project to appear dormant, such as weather limitations, concrete curing times, materials arriving late, etc. However, all too often the causes are traceable to excessive time originally established by the contracting agency to complete the project or poor contractor scheduling of construction operations. B. In many instances, the duration of highway construction projects is more critical today than it was in the past. Several of the reasons are listed below