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TLC has provided the Owner notice of delays both verbally in meetings and in writing as evidenced by language in each of the change orders stating," with the current supply chain delays that have been discussed in the project meetings it is difficult to quantify the additional time required to quote this change. TLC is therefore reserving our rights to additional time for the project that will be determined at a later date." An important point that needs to be relayed before discussing the delays and remedies to them, is the sequencing of different interconnected systems that are specific and re -occurring on this project. Each of these systems are hypersensitive to any delays, critical shutdown requests or out of sequence work. The work activities on this Oslo Road project were intentionally designed to be performed in series and not in parallel in order to maintain potable water delivery to customers in sufficient quantity and quality without interruption. As a result, any delay in any part of the project affects the entire series of activities on the entire project. For example: The New HSP pumps #4 and #5 had to be installed and operational before the existing HSP pumps 1,2,3 could be taken offline and renovated. Only one of four R/O skids can be taken offline and completely replaced including the initial demolition of the existing skid and related instrumentation and electrical work. Only one feedwater pump out of five can be taken off line at any given time including the demolition of the existing connecting 8" feedwater manifolds that selectively feed each of the four existing R/O skids. - The R/0 permeate and concentrate stainless piping in the pipe trenches require complete demolition and then require a completely new larger stainless piping system installed in specific sequences in order to tie in the new R/0 systems while keeping the existing R/0 systems and entire plant operational. There are many other areas with these requirements, but we only want to point out that work throughout this Contract must happen in specific sequences. Adding more people does not necessarily allow for more work to progress. For instance, TLC cannot go in and demo all of the existing R/O skids. - Please note that TLC offered suggestions that would allow the Contractor to build uninhibited by the phasing constraints which would allow for much faster progress. Each of these requests were not acceptable to the Owner. TLC utilized specified companies on this project and expected nothing short of on time and complete deliveries followed by the timely installation of each of the materials. We instead have continued to face delays beyond the control of not only the General Contractor but also to each of our suppliers and subcontractors. Being specific to your request, TLC provided a Finishing Schedule with a request for an extension of time for reasons delineated above. These re -scheduled activities rely on all predecessors to be completed before the next activity can begin 143