Answered: NEC ECC: After completion of the whole of the works but before the defects date does the Contractor have to be on stand by to search for or correct Defects?

The relevant clauses in NEC3 are 42.1 "Until the defects date, the supervisor may instruct the contractor to search for a Defect..." and 60.1(10) The supervisor instructs the contractor to search for a Defect and no Defect is found..."

The Supervisor should identify the Defect the contractor is to search for (it can't just be a general request) and the contractor is then obliged to do so.