Suspension or Determination by the Consulting Engineer. Upon the occurrence of any circumstance beyond the control of the Consulting Engineer which is such as to prevent or significantly impede the performance by the Consulting Engineer of the Services under this Agreement, the Consulting Engineer may without prejudice to any other remedy and upon not less than four weeks Notice suspend for a period of up to twenty-six weeks the performance of the Services under this Agreement in respect of all or such part or parts of the Project or the Works as are affected and at the expiry of the said period of suspension either continue with the performance of the Services under this Agreement or if he is still prevented from performing such Services for reasons beyond his control determine his appointment forthwith by a further Notice of four weeks in respect of all or any part of the Services affected. In the event of a breach of this Agreement by the Client the Consulting Engineer may give two weeks Notice of his intention to determine the appointment of the Consulting Engineer setting out the acts or omissions of the Client relied upon as evidence of such breach. If the Client does not, to the reasonable satisfaction of the Consulting Engineer, take expeditious steps to repair the breach during the notice period the Consulting Engineer may forthwith on the expiry of the notice period determine the appointment of the Consulting Engineer by a further two weeks Notice. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of the failure of the Client to make any payment properly due to the Consulting Engineer in accordance with the provisions of Clause 6 of these Conditions, the Consulting Engineer may, upon not less than two weeks Notice, determine his appointment.
