What if the contract has no notice clause?

YourCA says it found none. It never tells you there is no time bar when it could not read one.

Time saved / Give notice of a delay

Delay notice for subcontractors: the deadline and the clause

Record a delay on the day it happens. YourCA shows the day notice falls due and the clause that sets it, and drafts the notice for you to send.

The contract gives you a few days to give notice of a delay, or you lose the time and the cost. Nobody on site has the clause in their head.

Estimate for a 6-month electrical job with 10 people on it, each delay. Set your own job.

The risk it heads off

Notice of a delay goes in late, so you lose the time and the cost.Shows the day notice falls due, and its clause, when you record the delay.
A delay is recorded on the wrong day and argued later.A delay is recorded on its day, and a closed day freezes it.

Give notice of a delay: estimated minutes for each step, each delay
Step	By hand	Excel	YourCA	What YourCA does
Find the notice clause and its deadline	20 min	20 min	0 min	Shows the day notice falls due and the clause that sets it.
Write the delay notice	40 min	35 min	5 min	Drafts the notice in Word for you to check and send.
Keep a register of delays	15 min	10 min	0 min	Lists every delay with its notice date.
Total, each delay	75 min	65 min	5 min

What if the contract has no notice clause?: YourCA says it found none. It never tells you there is no time bar when it could not read one.