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THE PROVINCE OF ALBAY AND THE PROVINCE OF AMBOS CAMARINES was waived and the contractor was bound only to finish the construction within a
reasonable time.
Issue: WON the defendants were entitled to deduct from the contract price for the
construction of the bridge total sum of P1,301.45.
Ruling: NO. Where a contract for the construction of a reenforce concrete bridge
fixes a certain sum as liquidated damages for each day's delay in completing the
work within the time agreed, and it appears that the owners failed to promptly
deliver the steel and changed the plans, and the Government imposed a strict
quarantine on all draft animals, thereby causing a substantial delay, the time limit