Dear Colleagues,
Under FIDIC regulations, a building is substantially completed when it passed all required tests. Therefore, a taking over certificate will be issued from the Engineer with the approval of the Employer. The Contractor shall be committed to a certain date to finalize the outstanding items. From the date of issuance of the taking over certificate, the Contractor will be working in the defect period.
But there is a difference in the terms of "outstanding items" and "snagged" or "punched items" as an outstanding item means that after realizing the E/M testing, an item or system is still not functioning well and its test failed. Snag item is a small defect or missing piece that does not affect the whole or separate system.
As an example, if a mechanical system passed the test but a small piece is missing or is defected. Does this mean that the building is still not substantially completed?
Regards,
J. Daniel
Under FIDIC regulations, a building is substantially completed when it passed all required tests. Therefore, a taking over certificate will be issued from the Engineer with the approval of the Employer. The Contractor shall be committed to a certain date to finalize the outstanding items. From the date of issuance of the taking over certificate, the Contractor will be working in the defect period.
But there is a difference in the terms of "outstanding items" and "snagged" or "punched items" as an outstanding item means that after realizing the E/M testing, an item or system is still not functioning well and its test failed. Snag item is a small defect or missing piece that does not affect the whole or separate system.
As an example, if a mechanical system passed the test but a small piece is missing or is defected. Does this mean that the building is still not substantially completed?
Regards,
J. Daniel