Completion, Defects & Final Certificate

Question 1

Factors affected by completion or non-completion

Answer 1

LAD’s

Retention

Various liabilities

Ownership

Question 2

What is completion

Answer 2

When the contractor has done all the work which the Scope states is to be done by the Completion Date and;

Corrected all notified defects which would have prevented the Client from using the works or for Others to do their work

Question 3

When does client take over happen

Answer 3

Within two weeks of issuance of the completion certificate unless otherwise stated in the Contract Data

Question 4

What is sectional completion

Answer 4

Secondary option X5

Question 5

How are defect notifications addressed in NEC4

Answer 5

Based on prevention principle

Either contractor or supervisor notify each other as soon as they become aware of a defect

Contractor can be instructed by Supervisor to search for a defect

Contractor corrects defects whether or not Supervisor has notified it

Question 6

How can defects be incorporated into the works

Answer 6

If they are immaterial, the contractor and PM may propose to each other that the Scope should be changed so that a defect does not have to be corrected (45.1)

Contractor submits quotation for reduced Prices or earlier Completion Date or both

If accepted by PM, appropriate revisions are made

Question 7

What is a defect correction period

Answer 7

Each defect has its own defect correction period (typically 2-3 weeks)

Question 8

What is the defects certificate

Answer 8

Either a list of defects that the supervisor has notified before the defects date which the contractor has not corrected or, if there are no such defects, a statement that there are none (11.2(7))

Issued at the earlier of the defects date or at the end of the last defect correction period

Question 9

Retention release

Answer 9

50% at Completion, 50% after all defects corrected