Force majeure weather factors in engineering construction

Legal analysis: For the expenses caused by force majeure, both parties shall bear and adjust the project price according to the following principles. (1) The Employer shall bear the damage of the project itself, the casualties and property losses of third parties caused by the damage of the project, and the damage of materials and equipment to be installed which are transported to the construction site for construction; (2) The Employer and the Contractor shall be responsible for casualties and bear corresponding expenses; (3) The loss of the contractor's construction machinery and equipment and the loss of shutdown shall be borne by the contractor; (4) During the shutdown, the expenses of the necessary management personnel and security personnel that the contractor stays at the construction site at the request of the Employer shall be borne by the Employer; (5) The cost of cleaning and repairing the project shall be borne by the Employer.

Legal basis: Article 180 of the Civil Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) shall not bear civil liability if it fails to perform its civil obligations due to force majeure. Where there are other provisions in the law, those provisions shall prevail. Force majeure is an unforeseeable, unavoidable and insurmountable objective situation.