ABSTRACT
The Contractor may apply for a Taking-Over Certificate by giving a Notice to the Engineer not more than 14 days before the Works will, in the Contractor’s opinion, be complete and ready for taking over. The Engineer may, at the sole discretion of the Employer, issue a Taking-Over Certificate for any Part of Permanent Works. If the Contractor incurs Cost as a result of the Employer taking over and/or using a Part, the Contractor shall be entitled subject to Sub-Clause 20.2 [Claims For Payment and/or EOT] to payment of such Cost Plus Profit. If the Contractor suffers delay and/or incurs Cost as a result of being prevented from carrying out the Tests on Completion, the Contractor shall be entitled subject to Sub-Clause 20.2 to EOT and/or payment of such Cost Plus Profit. Except as otherwise stated in the Taking-Over Certificate, a certificate for a Section or Part of the Works shall not be deemed to certify completion of any ground or other surfaces requiring reinstatement.
