Originally posted by northernladuk
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Of course, client could have offered a longer initial contract and added some contingency in to ensure the project was completed in the timescale. But, no, they won't do that because they want to get the contractor on board for as short a time as possible. Also, they know if it does overrun they can appeal to the contractors misguided loyalty and throw them a few more weeks and they'll bend over and take it.
One client I worked for did this. Added a month on at the end. Seemed sensible. Project overran by two weeks in the end and they did serve the weeks notice and end it two weeks early. Fair enough it was in the contract they could do this - would rather have worked the extra two weeks of course. But point being, no-one made plans for that extra month because they were in contract - even though it was possible it would end early.
As opposed to the situation where client screws it down to a minimum then ASSUMES contractor will be jumping up and down to take it from behind with a few odd weeks they kindly throw....
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