To the contractor, what is the significance of the difference between an avoidable delay and an unavoidable delay?

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An unavoidable delay is one for which the contractor can have some confidence
of receiving a time extension and possibly monetary compensation. The contract
documents will generally provide some guidance as to the appropriate procedures that are
to be followed to permit some relief for the contractor when unavoidable delays occur.
An avoidable delay,. on the other hand, implies that the contractor was or should have
been in control of circumstances and could have taken appropriate actions so the delay in
question would never have occurred. The contractor should have no expectation of
receiving a time extension or any damages for avoidable delays.

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