Site not handed over when promised? Describe the situation in plain English and ChatNotice drafts a clause-compliant Sub-Clause 2.1 notice in minutes.
Generate a 2.1 noticeTell ChatNotice what is being withheld, in your own words — “the pump station area still hasn’t been handed over and we were due to start piling there last week.”
It asks only what the notice needs — which part of the Site, when access was due, and which activities are stuck waiting for it.
ChatNotice drafts a formal notice that pins the promised date against the actual one and reserves time and cost — ready to review and send.
Sub-Clause 2.1 obliges the Employer to give right of access to, and possession of, each part of the Site by the time the programme requires. The notice names the part and the date.
Access to Site is one of the few FIDIC grounds that carries Cost plus reasonable profit as well as an extension of time. The notice reserves all of it.
The strength of a 2.1 claim is a simple comparison — when access was contractually due against when it was actually given. The notice puts that comparison on the record from day one.
It is an online tool that drafts your Sub-Clause 2.1 notice for you. Instead of starting from a blank template, you describe the denied or delayed access in plain English; ChatNotice asks a couple of follow-up questions, cites Sub-Clause 2.1 and the claims clause, and produces a formally worded notice — ready to review and send.
Yes. Under the FIDIC 1999 Red Book, failure to give right of access or possession in time entitles the Contractor to an extension of time and Cost plus reasonable profit — a stronger remedy than most delay grounds. That is exactly what the generated notice reserves.
Most notices take two to three minutes — describe the access problem, answer a couple of questions, get the draft. ChatNotice is free to use during the beta. Sign up with a work email; no credit card required.