Common use of Substantial Completion of the Work Clause in Contracts

Substantial Completion of the Work. (a) The Work or designated portions thereof will not be considered Substantially Complete until (1) all Project systems have been accepted by the Owner’s Commissioning Agent, if applicable, and are functioning as designed and scheduled by Architect/Engineer, (2) all required governmental inspections and certification required therefor have been made and posted, (3) any required initial instruction of Owner's personnel in the operation of systems has been completed, and (4) all the finishes required therefor are in place. The only remaining Work shall be minor in nature, so that the Owner can occupy the applicable portion of the Project on that date, and the completion of the Work by the Contractor will not materially interfere with or hamper the Owner’s operations. As a further condition of Substantial Completion of the Work or designated portion thereof, the Contractor shall certify that all remaining Work with respect thereto will be completed within the time required for Final Completion.