That seems to be a sensible approach for two reasons:
- the equivalent of the defects liability period in NEC in the defects date. Broadly speaking, provided the Contractor has corrected notified Defects, that is when any final retention will be certified to be paid back. So for example, having an 8 years defects date would mean 8 years before it is paid back which would be unacceptable to most contractors and, let's be honest, what would be passed down the supply chain;
- the NEC definition of a 'Defect' - general term - might not align to the specifics of what is required in a warranty for a specific bit of Plant.
- the equivalent of the defects liability period in NEC in the defects date. Broadly speaking, provided the Contractor has corrected notified Defects, that is when any final retention will be certified to be paid back. So for example, having an 8 years defects date would mean 8 years before it is paid back which would be unacceptable to most contractors and, let's be honest, what would be passed down the supply chain;
- the NEC definition of a 'Defect' - general term - might not align to the specifics of what is required in a warranty for a specific bit of Plant.