Substantially Complete means that all work described in the specifications or shown on the drawings is done, with only minor items needed to fully complete the work. Typical work that should be done in order to be considered substantially complete include: all equipment installed, piped, electrically connected, and tested with any problems corrected; control systems completed, calibrated and functioning as intended, insulation installed. Equipment should be fully functional and ready for use.
Substantial Completion means the stage in the progress of the work as determined and certified by the Contracting Officer in writing to the Contractor, on which the work (or a portion designated by the Government) is sufficiently complete and satisfactory. Substantial completion means that the property may be occupied or used for the purpose for which it is intended, and only minor items such as touch-up, adjustments, and minor replacements or installations remain to be completed or corrected which:
Similar work mentioned above means the following:
Final Completion means the date determined and certified by A/E and Owner on which the Work is fully and satisfactorily complete in accordance with the Contract.
Substantial compliance means a level of compliance with these rules where any deficiencies pose no greater risk to resident health or safety than the potential for causing minor harm.
piece-work means any system by which earnings are calculated upon the quantity or output of work performed;
Excavation work means the making of any man-made cavity, trench, pit or depression formed by cutting, digging or scooping;
Substantial improvement means any combination of repairs, reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition, or other improvement of a structure, taking place during any one-year period for which the cost equals or exceeds 50 percent of the market value of the structure before the “start of construction” of the improvement. This term includes structures which have incurred “substantial damage”, regardless of the actual repair work performed. The term does not, however, include either: