NEC4 · ECC 11.2(6)
Defect
Part of the works that does not meet the Scope. For work the Contractor designed, also a part that breaks the applicable law or departs from its accepted design.
“a part of the works which is not in accordance with the Scope” (11.2(6))
On the Aldermere project
Defect 1, the headwall joints, was notified on 18 May 2027 and corrected on 3 June 2027.
Also written as
- Defects
Where you meet it
- Module 13: Completion, take over and DefectsPractitioner Course
- Module 10: Disallowed Cost, ground by groundPayment and Defined Cost
- Module 5: Design, Defects and insuranceCase Law
- Module 10: Design, quality and testingNEC4 vs FIDIC 2017
- Module 7: Scope and Site Information: drafting that avoids argumentContract Preparation
- Module 10: The tenderer's viewContract Preparation
- Module 4: The exclusions and the Contractor's designValid compensation events