What is the primary concern of contractors when contract provisions address the issue of the ownership of float? What defines the start date and what defines the finish date of a contract, with the bracketed time being the project duration?

Primary concern of contractors

1. What is the primary concern of contractors when contract provisions address the issue of the ownership of float?
2. What defines the start date and what defines the finish date of a contract, with the bracketed time being the project duration?
3. How can it be argued that the inclusion of a liquidated damages provision for late completion of a project simplifies matters for the contracting parties?
4. To the contractor, what is the significance of the difference between an avoidable delay and an unavoidable delay?
5. What types of projects tend to be scheduled in terms of working days? Why?
6. In terms of counting days, which type of measure presents the greatest potential for conflict, working days or calendar days?
7. What kinds of controls have owners included in their construction contracts to ensure the receipt of realistic schedules of values or schedules of payments from their contractors?
8. What distinguishes the last periodic payment from the final payment made to the contractor on most construction projects?
9. What are the primary grounds on which the contractor can typically terminate the contract?
10. How are owners often assured of receiving realistic schedules from the contractors?