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defective work

work in progress or finished goods which fail to pass INSPECTION because they do not conform to the standards laid down. Defective work may arise because of poor workmanship, poor supervision, poor materials or poor machine maintenance. See QUALITY CONTROL, FISHBONE CHART.
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The amount of Nu 1.996mn was not recovered by the project nor the contractor had initiated any measures to rectify the defective work of constructed cladding wall amounting it was not built as per the required strength.
Revoking contract for defective work Q: We are executing a project in Qatar as sub-contractor.
For example, the contractor is in the best position to make sure the work is done properly, so the contractor should correct defective work. You are providing the design, so you should be responsible for defects in the design (you may be able to go back to the designer for relief).
Answering a question on behalf of Minister of Transport and Communications, Ms Tshireletso said the defective work detected had been rectified at the contractor's expenses.
In September 2011, after work was completed, ONU discovered that the inn had suffered extensive water damage from hidden leaks that it believed were caused by the defective work of Charles Construction and its subcontractors.
Eckman was hired to correct defective work and complete the remaining balance of the project, as designed by Portsmouth-based architect and engineering firm Oak Point Associates.
pure economic loss arising from defective work. His Honour said that
Similarly, owner has its share of claims in the form of delay-liquidated damages, deficient or defective work, negative variations and negligence in performance claims.
In fact it was defective work which a surveyor said would cost another PS3,000 to correct.
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