[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 48, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 48CFR11.702]

[Page 183]
 
            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION
 
PART 11_DESCRIBING AGENCY NEEDS--Table of Contents
 
                   Subpart 11.7_Variation in Quantity
 
Sec.  11.702  Construction contracts.

    Construction contracts may authorize a variation in estimated 
quantities of unit-priced items. When the variation between the 
estimated quantity and the actual quantity of a unit-priced item is more 
than plus or minus 15 percent, an equitable adjustment in the contract 
price shall be made upon the demand of either the Government or the 
contractor. The contractor may request an extension of time if the 
quantity variation is such as to cause an increase in the time necessary 
for completion. The contracting officer must receive the request in 
writing within 10 days from the beginning of the period of delay. 
However, the contracting officer may extend this time limit before the 
date of final settlement of the contract. The contracting officer shall 
ascertain the facts and make any adjustment for extending the completion 
date that the findings justify.