Common use of Practical Completion Clause in Contracts

Practical Completion. Delete the opening paragraph and substitute: "The Contractor shall notify the Employer in writing when the Contractor considers that the Works have reached practical completion. Provided that practical completion of the Works or a Section is achieved and the Contractor has complied sufficiently with clauses 2.21A and 2.21C, then:” Insert the following new clauses: "Clause 2.21A For the purposes of the foregoing, "practical completion" means the state in which the Works are complete in all respects and free from any apparent defects, save for any minor items of any incomplete works or minor defects the existence, completion, rectification of which will not prevent or interfere with the use and enjoyment (or the fitting out for use) of the Works, provided that where it is expressly stated in any provisions of the Contract Documents that the testing, commissioning, regulation or adjustment of any mechanical or electrical services is to be completed before practical completion of the Works, the Works shall not be considered practically completed until the same is done as the Contract Documents require.

Practical Completion. Delete the opening paragraph and substitute: "The Contractor shall notify the Employer in writing when the Contractor considers that the Works have reached practical completion. Provided that practical completion of the Works or a Section is achieved and the Contractor has complied sufficiently with clauses 2.21A and 2.21Cclause 2.30C, then:” Insert the following new clauses: "Clause 2.21A 2.30A For the purposes of the foregoing, "practical completion" means the state in which the Works are complete in all respects and free from any apparent defects, save for any minor items of any incomplete works or minor defects the existence, completion, rectification of which will not prevent or interfere with the use and enjoyment (or the fitting out for use) of the Works, provided that where it is expressly stated in any provisions of the Contract Documents that the testing, commissioning, regulation or adjustment of any mechanical or electrical services is to be completed before practical completion of the Works, the Works shall not be considered practically completed until the same is done as the Contract Documents require.

Practical Completion. Delete the opening paragraph and substitute: "The Contractor shall notify the Employer in writing when the Contractor considers that the Works have reached practical completion. Provided that practical completion of the Works or a Section is achieved and the Contractor has complied sufficiently with clauses 2.21A 2.27A and 2.21C, 2.27C then:” Insert the following new clauses: "Clause 2.21A 2.27A For the purposes of the foregoing, "practical completion" means the state in which the Works are complete in all respects and free from any apparent defects, save for any minor items of any incomplete works or minor defects the existence, completion, rectification of which will not prevent or interfere with the use and enjoyment (or the fitting out for use) of the Works, provided that where it is expressly stated in any provisions of the Contract Documents that the testing, commissioning, regulation or adjustment of any mechanical or electrical services is to be completed before practical completion of the Works, the Works shall not be considered practically completed until the same is done as the Contract Documents require.