Contracts: Stages of completion and defects

As a professional engineer your role may extend to the engineer under the contract. In this role, will have to decide whether works are ready for practical completion, whether they have defects, and who is liable for any defects. This one-hour webinar considers what constitutes a defect, and how defects impact on practical completion and final completion of construction and engineering works.

Learning outcomes:

Participants will gain:

• insight into what constitutes a defect
• an understanding of the difference between latent and patent defects
• an understanding of when works are suitable for handing over to the client, and how defects impact on this
• an understanding of the stages of completion under standard construction contracts – practical completion, the defects notification period, final completion
• insight into how the classification of a defect as a design flaw or a workmanship flaw impacts on liability. 

Intended audience

You should listen to this recorded webinar if you are involved with engineering or construction contracts.

Presenter information

Dr Giovanna Fenster
Gigi studied law in South Africa and for more than two decades has been training, advising and consulting to the construction and engineering industries. Her workshops are lively, hands-on, and practical.