Loss or damage from a risk the Contract puts on the Employer? Describe it in plain English and ChatNotice drafts a clause-compliant Sub-Clause 17.3 notice in minutes.
Generate a 17.3 noticeTell ChatNotice what happened, in your own words — “the Works were damaged where the Employer’s operations team was using the completed section.”
It asks only what the notice needs — when the event occurred, the loss or damage caused, and which listed risk it falls under.
ChatNotice drafts a formal notice that identifies the matching Employer’s risk and reserves the rectification entitlements — ready to review and send.
Sub-Clause 17.3 lists the risks the Employer carries — from war and riot to the Employer’s use or occupation of the Works and design provided by the Employer. The notice names the one that fits.
Under Sub-Clause 17.4, rectifying loss or damage from an Employer’s risk carries time and Cost — with profit added for certain risks, such as the Employer’s design or occupation. The notice reserves what applies.
Clause 17.4 expects prompt notification. A dated notice served the week it happened reads very differently in a determination than a claim assembled months later.
It is an online tool that drafts your Sub-Clause 17.3 notice for you. Instead of starting from a blank template, you describe the event and the loss or damage in plain English; ChatNotice asks a couple of follow-up questions, identifies the matching listed risk, and produces a formally worded notice — ready to review and send.
The 1999 Red Book list includes war and hostilities, rebellion and riot, munitions and contamination not attributable to the Contractor, pressure waves, the Employer's use or occupation of any part of the Permanent Works, design provided by the Employer, and unforeseeable operation of the forces of nature. If loss or damage flows from one of these, rectification is at the Employer's risk — provided notice is given promptly.
Most notices take two to three minutes — describe the event, 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.