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QSP II DQS2 GROUP 02 (4) (Ttr4)
QSP II DQS2 GROUP 02 (4) (Ttr4)
Questions
1. Define a contract completion date; briefly explain how the date of completion is fixed in a
contract.
2. It is important that if the works have not been completed within the time of completion or
any extended time granted and in order not to allow time-at-large.
The date for completion is the date by which the contractor is expected to
complete the works, which may be earlier or later than the contract
completion date. Completion date in (clause 21 PAM 2018) is the date by
which the contractor is required under the contract to complete the works.
It is capable of being revised or re-fixed to take into consideration an
extension of time (EOT) contractually granted to the contractor. The
completion date may be altered during the course of the contract, for
example if the date of the contractor taking possession of the site to begin
construction is delayed or if an EOT is granted due to delays due to the
works that are not the contractor's fault.
The fixed date for which the Contractor shall complete his works and
hand over to the Employer. If the Contractor is entitled to any extension of
time (EOT), a new Completion Date will be fixed. Contractor must
complete the works on or before the commencement date stated in the
Appendix. Contractor may complete the works earlier than the Date of
Completion stated in the Appendix and merely free from any contractual
restraint. Architects shall issue ‘Certificate of Sectional Completion’ if there
are sections of the works are practically completed. If the Contractor is
entitled to EOT, the Architect will fix a new Completion Date. The new
Completion Date must not be earlier than the original Date of Completion.
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2. It is important that if the works have not been completed within the time
of completion or any extended time granted and in order not to allow time-
at-large.
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3. What does an architect / contract administrator needs to do as
empowered in the contract if the contractor fails to complete the works on
the date of completion?
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