Common use of Identifying Defects Clause in Contracts

Identifying Defects. In order to ensure good quality of work Corporation of Chennai intends to engage third party Quality assurance and Quality control consultants for supervising the construction works and to conduct the quality check . The contractor should co-operate with QAQC personnel and to permit them to carryout their duties. 33.1 The Engineer/QAQC technical personnel appointed by Corporation of Chennai shall check the Contractor's work and notify the Contractor of any Defects that are found. Such checking shall not affect the Contractor's responsibilities. The Engineer may instruct the Contractor to assess the defects and to uncover and test any work that the Engineer considers may have a Defect. 33.2 The contractor shall permit the Employer’s QAQC personnel or Technical auditor to check the contractor’s work and notify the Engineer and Contractor of any defects that are found. Such a check shall not affect the Contractor’s or the Engineer’s responsibility as defined in the Contract Agreement. 33.3 In addition to the normal inspection by the regular Corporation of Chennai staff in charge of the Construction of work, and by the QAQC personnel authorised by the Chennai Corporation to check the quality of the work it will also be inspected by the Executive Engineer/ Superintending Engineer Quality control Circle or by the State or District level Vigilance Cell Unit and any other authorised external Agency. If any sub-standard work or excess payments are noticed with reference to measurement books etc., during such inspection action will be taken based on their observations and these will be effected by the Engineer-in-Charge of the execution of the work. For all works costing more than Rs.2.00 Crores the Contractor shall submit quality plan and also show proof of owning quality lab or tie-up with an established quality lab.

Identifying Defects. In order to ensure good quality of work Corporation of Chennai intends to engage third party Quality assurance and Quality control consultants for supervising the construction works and to conduct the quality check . The contractor should co-operate with QAQC personnel and to permit them to carryout their duties. 33.1 The Engineer/QAQC technical personnel appointed by Corporation of Chennai shall check the Contractor's work and notify the Contractor of any Defects that are found. Such checking shall not affect the Contractor's responsibilities. The Engineer may instruct the Contractor to assess the defects and to uncover and test any work that the Engineer considers may have a Defect. 33.2 The contractor shall permit the Employer’s QAQC personnel or Technical auditor to check the contractor’s work and notify the Engineer and Contractor of any defects that are found. Such a check shall not affect the Contractor’s or the Engineer’s responsibility as defined in the Contract Agreement. 33.3 In addition to the normal inspection by the regular Corporation of Chennai staff in charge of the Construction of work, and by the QAQC personnel authorised by the Chennai Corporation to check the quality of the work it will also be inspected by the Executive Engineer/ Superintending Engineer Quality control Circle or by the State or District level Vigilance Cell Unit and any other authorised external Agency. If any sub-standard work or excess payments are noticed with reference to measurement books etc., during such inspection action will be taken based on their observations and these will be effected by the Engineer-in-Charge of the execution of the work. For all works costing more than Rs.2.00 Crores the Contractor shall submit quality plan and also show proof of owning quality lab or tie-up with an established quality lab.