Common use of Planning Timescales Clause in Contracts

Planning Timescales. Timespans are only indicative and it is the overall planning and analytical content of the job that should be assessed, whether few longer-term plans/projects or many shorter-term. References to the timescale for solutions and planning relate to the period over which the plans are made, not to the durability of what is planned. For example, planning to win and deliver a 5 year education catering contract might take months to plan. It is the months of planning, rather than the 5 years of the contract which should be assessed. Likewise, designing a particular structure, intended to stand for a hundred years, might take a matter of weeks. Indicative timescales are:- Short term: up to several weeks; Medium term: several months, up to a year; Long term: more than a year. The degree of complexity involved in the work should be objectively assessed.