Fragenasker
2020-12-08 10:48:14
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Dear forum members,
I am faced with the following question regarding acceptance:
We are building a house with a general contractor who commissions an electrician for the builders.
For the turnkey house, the construction contract was signed with the GC, which includes a "standard electrical installation," classically with a few lamps and sockets.
The contracting party is therefore the GC. It is a construction contract for a complete service without agreed partial services or partial acceptances.
Since the electrical services were obviously not sufficient, we signed a separate contract with the electrician, with more sockets, etc.
Now the electrician commissioned by the GC wants to carry out a final acceptance of the electrical services, since he alone performed the entire electrical installation. The GC is unavailable in the next few days but would agree to the acceptance.
Background: We are doing the painting and tiling work ourselves. The companies are to start work promptly tomorrow so that the acceptance can possibly still take place in December. Of course, I understand the electrician, who insists on acceptance of his services before external own work begins, which could possibly cause damage to his services.
Question:
Can I, as the builder, carry out the final acceptance with the electrician without the GC being present? If yes, would the GC then have to issue a brief statement authorizing the electrician to carry out the overall electrical service acceptance on behalf of the GC?
Best regards
I am faced with the following question regarding acceptance:
We are building a house with a general contractor who commissions an electrician for the builders.
For the turnkey house, the construction contract was signed with the GC, which includes a "standard electrical installation," classically with a few lamps and sockets.
The contracting party is therefore the GC. It is a construction contract for a complete service without agreed partial services or partial acceptances.
Since the electrical services were obviously not sufficient, we signed a separate contract with the electrician, with more sockets, etc.
Now the electrician commissioned by the GC wants to carry out a final acceptance of the electrical services, since he alone performed the entire electrical installation. The GC is unavailable in the next few days but would agree to the acceptance.
Background: We are doing the painting and tiling work ourselves. The companies are to start work promptly tomorrow so that the acceptance can possibly still take place in December. Of course, I understand the electrician, who insists on acceptance of his services before external own work begins, which could possibly cause damage to his services.
Question:
Can I, as the builder, carry out the final acceptance with the electrician without the GC being present? If yes, would the GC then have to issue a brief statement authorizing the electrician to carry out the overall electrical service acceptance on behalf of the GC?
Best regards