I had a similar incident in Baghdad - I was involved as senior QS for the Japanese contractor building the Al Shaheed Monument.
One morning Saddam Hussein paid us a surprise visit in his helicopter - he jumped out and strode right across newly laid white terrazzo paving.
Apart from that his security guards closed the entire site for 8 hours.
The Japanese were very nervous about claiming compensation but I did put in a claim for lost production which was paid.
Part of the total was repair of the terrazzo and I submitted a daywork sheet for the Iraqi clerk of works to sign headed "Repair of damage caused by Presidential Incompetence" the poor man went white with fright and begged me to re write it. I did and he signed it.
In short you do have a valid claim for loss of production.
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17 years 3 monthsRE: Importance of Project Leadership
Dear Mike,
Thank you for your kind comment. It is good to use it when the time is right. Negotiations are a continuous effort on the projects.
With kind regards,
Samer
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19 years 10 monthsRE: Importance of Project Leadership
Hi Samer
I had a similar incident in Baghdad - I was involved as senior QS for the Japanese contractor building the Al Shaheed Monument.
One morning Saddam Hussein paid us a surprise visit in his helicopter - he jumped out and strode right across newly laid white terrazzo paving.
Apart from that his security guards closed the entire site for 8 hours.
The Japanese were very nervous about claiming compensation but I did put in a claim for lost production which was paid.
Part of the total was repair of the terrazzo and I submitted a daywork sheet for the Iraqi clerk of works to sign headed "Repair of damage caused by Presidential Incompetence" the poor man went white with fright and begged me to re write it. I did and he signed it.
In short you do have a valid claim for loss of production.
Best regards
Mike Testro