If a compensation event has been notified and the Project Manager's response is that the matter is not one of the compensation events stated under the contract then that effectively ends the procedure at that point.
Further evidence to demonstrate that the matter is actually a CE would likely mean that the PM changes a decision previously communicated which is a further compensation event at 60.1 (8).
As the Contractor originally notified within 8 weeks of becoming aware of the event, then the matter cannot be 'time barred', irrespective of the PM's initial response, because the further CE relates to the same event.
Further evidence to demonstrate that the matter is actually a CE would likely mean that the PM changes a decision previously communicated which is a further compensation event at 60.1 (8).
As the Contractor originally notified within 8 weeks of becoming aware of the event, then the matter cannot be 'time barred', irrespective of the PM's initial response, because the further CE relates to the same event.