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<blockquote data-quote="Doc Hudson" data-source="post: 455725" data-attributes="member: 1607"><p>Only once the work is complete, i.e. you do not issue the certificates part way through a job. With a pure verbal agreement it would be easy for a contractor to claim work was still in progress, and as there is no obligation for any single contractor to have to carry out every aspect of a job from design, construction thro to testing and certification, (larger projects will frequently have multiple contractors / sub-contractors working), so its very easy to pass the buck and say I was never asked to do the testing and certification. I think It would be a very grey area and difficult to prove obligations just on one persons word. </p><p></p><p>A fundamental principal of all complaints procedures is that the person who is being complained against must first be given opportunity to rectify the issue. By bringing in a second contractor this situation has already been muddied and the first one can claim that the work has been altered so his responsibilities are diluted or dissolved by the actions of the second contractor. <a href="https://www.napit.org.uk/home-owner/complaints-about-scheme-members.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.napit.org.uk/home-owner/complaints-about-scheme-members.aspx</a> To be quite blunt it looks like a classic case of bad project management and it is possible that both electricians could claim that the work they were ask to do was changed part way through and that is why they left site. Unless there is a formal written contract agreement to tie down either contractor or customer to identify their obligations and expectations. </p><p></p><p>Doc H.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Doc Hudson, post: 455725, member: 1607"] Only once the work is complete, i.e. you do not issue the certificates part way through a job. With a pure verbal agreement it would be easy for a contractor to claim work was still in progress, and as there is no obligation for any single contractor to have to carry out every aspect of a job from design, construction thro to testing and certification, (larger projects will frequently have multiple contractors / sub-contractors working), so its very easy to pass the buck and say I was never asked to do the testing and certification. I think It would be a very grey area and difficult to prove obligations just on one persons word. A fundamental principal of all complaints procedures is that the person who is being complained against must first be given opportunity to rectify the issue. By bringing in a second contractor this situation has already been muddied and the first one can claim that the work has been altered so his responsibilities are diluted or dissolved by the actions of the second contractor. [URL="https://www.napit.org.uk/home-owner/complaints-about-scheme-members.aspx"]https://www.napit.org.uk/home-owner/complaints-about-scheme-members.aspx[/URL] To be quite blunt it looks like a classic case of bad project management and it is possible that both electricians could claim that the work they were ask to do was changed part way through and that is why they left site. Unless there is a formal written contract agreement to tie down either contractor or customer to identify their obligations and expectations. Doc H. [/QUOTE]
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