Contractor's liabilities towards employer's defective building work claims during defect liability period

The contractor's liability towards the defects discovered during defect liability period is related to the issue of their rights and liability during that period. The issues included are the employer?s obligation to notify the contractor of defects, the contractor's liability towards defec...

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Main Author:	Lim, Tze Shwan
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2011
Subjects:	TH Building construction
Online Access:	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/33932/5/LimTzeShwanMFAB2011.pdf
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spelling	my-utm-ep.339322018-05-27T08:11:04Z Contractor's liabilities towards employer's defective building work claims during defect liability period 2011-07 Lim, Tze Shwan TH Building construction The contractor's liability towards the defects discovered during defect liability period is related to the issue of their rights and liability during that period. The issues included are the employer?s obligation to notify the contractor of defects, the contractor's liability towards defective work caused by design defects, materials supplied by employer and whether the contractor?s liability to warn the employer if any faulty design that they knew about. The objective of this research is to identify the defective building work claims made by the employer for the defective building works during defect liability period and the circumstances whether the contractor is liable to the claims. The findings of this study show that, during the defect liability period, the contractor is liable and has the duty and rights to return to the site to rectify the defects and the employer is under the obligation to notify the contractor of the defects discovered. The contractor is not liable for the defective work caused by the quality of materials provided by employer, supplier choosen by employer and designer's defective designs. But, it is the contractor?s liability to warn the employer of the faulty designs. The contractor is in breach of contract when he fails to rectify the defect during the defect liability period, and is liable to pay damages to the employer. The damages under employer's defective work claims are cost of rectification, loss of amenity and consequential loss. The contractor is not liable for the full cost of rectification when the employer fails to give the notice of defects or refuses the contractor to rectify the defects. The contractor is liable to the damages for the loss of amenity when the work is not up to the satisfaction of the employer. The contractor is also liable to compensation for the consequential loss. The case analysis show that the employer can claims under the contract and common law. This study can use as a guidance for the employer and contractor on their legal rights and liability in respect to the defective works which appear during defect liability period. 2011-07 Thesis http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/33932/ http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/33932/5/LimTzeShwanMFAB2011.pdf application/pdf en public masters Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Built Environment Faculty of Built Environment
institution	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
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language	English
topic	TH Building construction
spellingShingle	TH Building construction Lim, Tze Shwan Contractor's liabilities towards employer's defective building work claims during defect liability period
description	The contractor's liability towards the defects discovered during defect liability period is related to the issue of their rights and liability during that period. The issues included are the employer?s obligation to notify the contractor of defects, the contractor's liability towards defective work caused by design defects, materials supplied by employer and whether the contractor?s liability to warn the employer if any faulty design that they knew about. The objective of this research is to identify the defective building work claims made by the employer for the defective building works during defect liability period and the circumstances whether the contractor is liable to the claims. The findings of this study show that, during the defect liability period, the contractor is liable and has the duty and rights to return to the site to rectify the defects and the employer is under the obligation to notify the contractor of the defects discovered. The contractor is not liable for the defective work caused by the quality of materials provided by employer, supplier choosen by employer and designer's defective designs. But, it is the contractor?s liability to warn the employer of the faulty designs. The contractor is in breach of contract when he fails to rectify the defect during the defect liability period, and is liable to pay damages to the employer. The damages under employer's defective work claims are cost of rectification, loss of amenity and consequential loss. The contractor is not liable for the full cost of rectification when the employer fails to give the notice of defects or refuses the contractor to rectify the defects. The contractor is liable to the damages for the loss of amenity when the work is not up to the satisfaction of the employer. The contractor is also liable to compensation for the consequential loss. The case analysis show that the employer can claims under the contract and common law. This study can use as a guidance for the employer and contractor on their legal rights and liability in respect to the defective works which appear during defect liability period.
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Lim, Tze Shwan
author_facet	Lim, Tze Shwan
author_sort	Lim, Tze Shwan
title	Contractor's liabilities towards employer's defective building work claims during defect liability period
title_short	Contractor's liabilities towards employer's defective building work claims during defect liability period
title_full	Contractor's liabilities towards employer's defective building work claims during defect liability period
title_fullStr	Contractor's liabilities towards employer's defective building work claims during defect liability period
title_full_unstemmed	Contractor's liabilities towards employer's defective building work claims during defect liability period
title_sort	contractor's liabilities towards employer's defective building work claims during defect liability period
granting_institution	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Built Environment
granting_department	Faculty of Built Environment
publishDate	2011
url	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/33932/5/LimTzeShwanMFAB2011.pdf
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Contractor's liabilities towards employer's defective building work claims during defect liability period

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