Chapter hvac engineering Fundamentals: Part 1 Introduction

14.3.1
Substantial completion
All the preceding work should bring the project to a point of
substan-
tial completion.
This is usually defined as the time when the owner
takes beneficial occupancy of the project with a ‘‘punch list’’ of items
which the contractor has yet to complete. Substantial completion usu-
ally initiates the warranty period. Owners are recognizably reticent
to award substantial completion; contractors are overly anxious to
come to this point. If a project has a deadline with damages for late
delivery or a bonus for early delivery, the potential consequences can
be very important. The designer needs to be fair and helpful to both
the owner and the contractor at this stage of work.
After Design: Through Construction to Operation
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