Common use of Performance Certificate Clause in Contracts

Performance Certificate. Performance of the Contractor's obligations shall not be considered to have been completed until the Contract Awarder has issued the Performance Certificate to the Contractor, stating the date on which the Contractor completed his obligations under the Contract. The Contract Awarder shall issue the Performance Certificate within 28 days after the latest of the expiry dates of the Defects Notification Periods, or as soon thereafter as the Contractor has supplied all the Contractor's Documents and completed and tested all the Works, including remedying any defects. If the Contract Awarder fails to issue the Performance Certificate accordingly: the Performance Certificate shall be deemed to have been issued on the date 28 days after the date on which it should have been issued, as required by this Sub-Clause, and Sub-Clause 11.11 [Clearance of Work Site] and sub-paragraph (a) of Sub-Clause 14.14 [Cessation of Contract Awarder's Liability] shall be inapplicable. Only the Performance Certificate shall be deemed to constitute acceptance of the Works.