Questão jurídica principal
Whether the 9th and 10th instalments were due under the contract despite incomplete work
Decisão extraída
The instalments were due because, after attributing the contractor-responsible delays, the works required by the payment milestone were deemed completed for the relevant dates.
Fundamentação extraída
The contract linked instalment payments to the agreed schedule, but delays caused by the owner or otherwise attributable to it postponed the relevant milestone obligations; the owner could not refuse payment for the already performed substantial work.