Defects Liability Period Definition

Defects Liability Period: the period commencing on the date that the Sub-Contract Works have achieved Practical Completion and expiring on the date twelve (12) months after the date of practical completion of the Works as certified by the Employer's Agent under the Contract.

Defects Liability Period
A period of usually twelve months following practical completion, during which the employer can require the contractor to return to the site to complete any omissions in the works and to make good any defective work or materials. When all omissions and defects have been made good, the contract administrator or Employer's Agent must issue a certificate or statement of completion of making good defects.