Subcontractor agrees to begin the work under this contract immediately and to carry it on diligently; and to complete the work in such time and in the manner that prime contractor may complete all of the work included in the prime contract on or before _________[date]. It is agreed that the work will be carried on by subcontractor as required by contractor, promptly and efficiently and without delaying other branches of the work under the prime contract or other subcontracts under the prime contract; and, if necessary, certain parts of the work under this subcontract shall be prosecuted in preference to others.

In order to secure the execution of this work at, and within, the time specified, it is distinctly agreed that damages arising from the nonfulfillment of this contract as regards time would be substantial and difficult to measure and shall be deducted from the contract price, as liquidated damages and not in the nature of a penalty, and shall be _________ dollars ($_____) per calendar day.

If subcontractor should be delayed in the prosecution or completion of the work by the act, neglect or default of owner or prime contractor, or by damage caused by fire or other casualty for which the subcontractor is not responsible or by the combined action of the workers in no way caused by or resulting from default or collusion on the part of subcontractor, then the time fixed for the completion of the work under this subcontract shall be extended the number of days that subcontractor has been delayed, but no allowance or extension shall be made unless a claim is presented in writing to the contractor within _________ hours of the occurrence of the delay. No additional compensation in connection with an extension of time will be allowed unless a specific agreement is made at the time the extension is granted.