COVID-19 Communique: Force Majeure Obligations & Implications of Lockdown

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7 April 2020

Dear Colleagues

In respect of your contractual obligations to deliver on projects for which your company might have been appointed, having consulted with the AON Legal Practitioner, we would like to remind you of your obligation to formally notify your Client of your “impossibility to perform” based on the restrictions as a consequence of the Covid-19 Lockdown imposed by Government since 27 April 2020.

It would be required to do so, where such a specific clause exists in your contract, but prudent to do so anyway in respect of maintaining good Service Provider -Client relationships.

In a related matter, the advisory note from SAICE is included in this communique as many firms are appointed to administer/monitor construction contracts and may require guidance with respect to the force majeure implications of the GCC contracts. To access the advisory note, kindly click here.

Similarly the advisory note from JBCC is included in this communique as many firms are appointed to administer/monitor building contracts and may require guidance with respect to the force majeure implications of the JBCC contracts. To access the advisory note, kindly click here.

Christopher (Chris) Campbell Pr. Eng.

Chief Executive Officer