Common use of Defective Clause in Contracts

Defective. An item described herein as “defective” shall be deemed to be unsatisfactory, faulty, or deficient in that it does not conform to the requirements of the Contract Documents, or does not meet the requirements of any inspection, reference standard, test, or approval referred to in the Contract Documents, or has been damaged prior to the Date of Final Completion of the Work (unless responsibility for the protection thereof has been assumed by the Owner as of an earlier date).