Common use of Certificate of Practical Completion Clause in Contracts

Certificate of Practical Completion. (a) When the Contractor considers that the Works have achieved completion sufficient to enable the successful completion of the Test on Completion pursuant to Clause 21, he may notify the Superintending Officer in writing to that effect. (b) Within 14 Days of receipt of such notice, the Superintending Officer shall carry out an inspection of the Works and the carrying out the Test on Completion pursuant to Clause 21 and as prescribed under the Contract. Pursuant to such inspection and test the Superintending Officer shall do either one of the following: (i) Issue to the Contractor a Certificate of Practical Completion if in his opinion the whole of the Works have achieved Practical Completion and have satisfactorily passed any Test on Completion pursuant to Clause 21 and prescribed under the Contract, subject to the Contractor giving a written undertaking to complete any minor outstanding works after issuance of Certificate of Practical Completion but within the stipulated time during the Defects Liability Period. Provided always that such ‘minor outstanding works’ shall not affect the intended use and occupation of the Works and shall be determined solely by the Superintending Officer. The Superintending Officer shall state in the said Certificate of Practical Completion the date on which the Works have achieved Practical Completion and handed over to the Employer; or (ii) Give instructions to the Contractor specifying all the works which in his opinion are required to be completed by the Contractor before the issue of a Certificate of Practical Completion. (c) If the Superintending Officer has given instructions pursuant to sub-clause 20.2(b)(ii), the Contractor shall not be entitled to the Certificate of Practical Completion until the works specified in the said instructions have been completed to the satisfaction of the Superintending Officer.

Certificate of Practical Completion. (a) When the Contractor considers that the Works have achieved completion sufficient to enable the successful completion of the Test on Completion pursuant to Clause 21, he may notify the Superintending Officer in writing to that effect. (b) Within 14 Days of receipt of such notice, the Superintending Officer shall carry out an inspection of the Works and the carrying out the Test on Completion pursuant to Clause 21 and as prescribed under by the Contract. Pursuant to such inspection and test the Superintending Officer shall do either one of the following: (i) Issue to the Contractor a Certificate of Practical Completion if in his opinion the whole of the Works have achieved Practical Completion and have satisfactorily passed any Test on Completion pursuant to Clause 21 and prescribed under by the Contract, subject to the Contractor giving a written undertaking to complete any minor outstanding works after issuance of Certificate of Practical Completion but within the stipulated time work during the Defects Liability Period. Provided always that such ‘minor outstanding works’ shall not affect the intended use and occupation of the Works and shall be determined solely by the Superintending Officer. The Superintending Officer shall state in the said Certificate of Practical Completion the date on which the Works have achieved Practical Completion and handed over to the Employer; or. (ii) Give instructions to the Contractor specifying all the works which in his opinion are required to be completed by the Contractor before the issue of a Certificate of Practical Completion. (c) If the Superintending Officer has given instructions pursuant to sub-clause 20.2(b)(ii), the Contractor shall not be entitled to the Certificate of Practical Completion until the works specified in the said instructions have been completed to the satisfaction of the Superintending Officer.