ABSTRACT
The MC ManCon 87, does not have a contractual requirement to prepare defects lists or offer the project as a whole for practical completion. There are, however, obligations on the MC to comment on works contractors’ notifications of completion and to deal with the architect’s instructions to rectify defective work as and when they are received. In essence there seems to be no difference in any of the mainline contracts, construction management, traditional JCT or D & B. This leads to the recommendation that the PC and his site manager should gear themselves up to control the final inspection process rather than drift towards handover.
