Crossrail Approach to Contract Completion – the Employers Completion Process

Summary

The Employer’s Completion Process (ECP) was introduced to define all essential checks necessary to achieve completion based on the Works Information, eliminating ambiguity associated with completion requirements.

The report explains the route to contract completion and the issuance of a defects certificate and their relationship with the ECP. The ECP involved various checks assigned to different lead functions within Crossrail, ensuring a high level of assurance. The report highlights that the dispensation for ECP outstanding items was provided in instances where items remained open for an extended period or fell outside of the contractor’s scope. The process was applied to both Whole Contract Completion and Sectional Completions, with the latter being tailored as necessary. The ECP process was typically initiated six months before the planned contract completion to ensure sufficient time for all necessary checks.