CITY OF HOUSTONCERTIFICATE OF

STANDARD DPC DOCUMENTSUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION

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List of Changes:

01-10-2005:Reorganized form, adding Paragraph numbers and captions. Streamlined verbiage. Removed redundancies. Put more emphasis on attaching a Punch List and Transition of Responsibilities.

03-01-2005:Created a DPC-specific version of the base document.

06-27-2005: Modified Paragraphs 1.03, 1.06 and 1.07.

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00645-DPC

06-27-2005

CITY OF HOUSTONCERTIFICATE OF

STANDARD DPC DOCUMENTSUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION

Document 00645-DPC

CERTIFICATE OF SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION

PROJECT: [Legal Project Name]

CONTRACT No.: PROJECT No.: DPC-[DPC No.]

TO:[Contractor’s Company Name]

Contractor and [Contractor’s Address]

Address for Written Notice

1.01DATE OF SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION

The Work performed under the Contract was inspected on [Date Inspected], and found to be substantially complete. The Date of Substantial Completion of the Work is hereby established as [Date of Substantial Completion].

1.02PUNCH LIST

A list of items to be completed or corrected, prepared by Contractor and verified by Project Manager, (the “Punch List”) is attached hereto. Failure to include any items on such list does not alter the responsibility of Contractor to complete the Work in accordance with the Contract. Contractor shall complete or correct the Work on the Punch List attached hereto within [30 or Agreed Time] days from the above Date of Substantial Completion.

1.03OCCUPANCY BY THE CITY

Department of Public Works & Engineering will assume full possession at [Time of Day] on [Date].

1.04CONSENT OF SURETY

Contractor shall obtain consent of Surety for approval of reduction in retainage.

1.05WARRANTY PERIOD

Warranties required by the Contract will commence on the above Date of Substantial Completion.

1.06TRANSITION OF RESPONSIBILITIES

The City and Contractor agree that security, maintenance, heating, ventilating, air conditioning, utilities, damage to the Work, and insurance, during the period prior to Final Completion,transfer to the City unless otherwise stated in the attached Transition of Responsibilities document.

1.07CONTRACTOR’S ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Signature of Contractor, or its agent, acknowledges attached Punch List, referenced in Paragraph 1.02, and Transition of Responsibilities, referenced in Paragraph 1.06.

[Printed Name of Contractor]

ContractorSignatureDate

[Printed Name of Developer’s Inspector]

InspectorSignatureDate

[Printed Name of Developer’s PM]

Project ManagerSignatureDate

[Shailesh Patel or City Insp. Assigned]

Chief Inspector, City of HoustonSignatureDate

[Printed Name of Developer’s Engineer]

City EngineerSignatureDate

END OF DOCUMENT

cc: [Design Consultant], John J. Sakoloski, P.E., Jeff Taylor, Eric Dargan, [Other Copy Addees], [File]

00645DPC-1

06-27-2005