Common use of Recording of a Notice of Completion After Punch List Period and Final Inspection Clause in Contracts

Recording of a Notice of Completion After Punch List Period and Final Inspection. When the Work, or designated portion thereof, is complete or the Owner has completed the Article 9.6 and/or the Article 2.2 process, whichever occurs first, the Owner will file either a Notice of Completion or a Notice of Completion noting Valued Punch List items. Valued Punch List items will be deducted from the Retention Payment. During the time when Work is being performed on the Punch List, the Project does not meet the definition of “Complete” under Public Contract Code Section 7107(c)(1) even if there is “beneficial occupancy” of the Project since that has been no “cessation of labor” on the Project. Completion of Punch List under this Article is not “testing, startup, or commissioning by the public entity or its agent.” In other words, the continuing Punch List Work is Contractor labor on the Project until each and every item of Punch List Work is complete or the time periods under Article 9.9.1 have expired.