If the Contractor has an item in the activity schedule that they no longer plan to do - either it as an error in first place or they now plan to do that activity another way the they can propose a change to their activity schedule. If the Contractor initially planned to provide a storage facility for £20k but are no longer doing that - they can apply that cost to other activities - especially when the lack of storage will mean bringing in materials on a daily basis which will increase cost/duration/risk elsewhere. The risk of errors in the activity schedule remain with the Contractor - and it follows that any benefits should also remain with the Contractor (Employer cant have it both ways). At tender the Employer has agreed a lump sum fixed price - the activity schedule is just a payment mechanism to pay progressively and end up cumulatively t that lump sum.
I therefore agree that your £4.7k you are entitled to spread elsewhere - and as long as your revised activity schedule is representative of the programme, adds up to right number and the costs are evenly distributed then there should be no reason not to accept the activity schedule.
I therefore agree that your £4.7k you are entitled to spread elsewhere - and as long as your revised activity schedule is representative of the programme, adds up to right number and the costs are evenly distributed then there should be no reason not to accept the activity schedule.