# NEC 3 Option B Disputed Defects

**URL:** <https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/nec-3-option-b-disputed-defects/15516>\
**Category:** Testing and Defects\
**Created:** [23 July 2021 09:17 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/nec-3-option-b-disputed-defects/15516 "2021-07-23T09:17:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![turleya](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/reachback.builtintelligence.com/turleya/32/87_2.png) [@turleya](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/turleya)\
**Post date:** [23 July 2021 09:17 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/nec-3-option-b-disputed-defects/15516/1 "2021-07-23T09:17:34Z")

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Can the Contractor refuse to correct a notified defect on the basis that he considers it to be a design defect and not a construction defect?

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**Author:** ![dave\_bates](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/reachback.builtintelligence.com/dave_bates/32/55_2.png) [@dave\_bates](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/dave_bates)\
**Post date:** [26 July 2021 12:15 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/nec-3-option-b-disputed-defects/15516/2 "2021-07-26T12:15:44Z")

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please see the response to the following by Neil Earnshaw  
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> [@ECC Option A contract - Defect](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/ecc-option-a-contract-defect/15520):
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> A small area of paving in a recently constructed new car park has settled and is beginning to crack. This occurs before Completion of the whole of the works in an ECC Option A contract. The Employer is responsible for designing the works a. What should the Project Manager , Supervisor and Contractor do next? What processes should be followed if it were a Defect? b. What process should be followed if it were not a Defect?