18.2 MECHANICAL COMPLETION
18.2.1 When CONTRACTOR considers the PLANT to have achieved MECHANICAL COMPLETION, CONTRACTOR shall so notify OWNER and OWNER shall within seven (7) DAYs from the receipt of CONTRACTOR’s written NOTICE:
18.2.1.1 either issue the CERTIFICATE OF MECHANICAL COMPLETION for the PLANT; or
18.2.1.2 if OWNER judges that the PLANT has not achieved MECHANICAL COMPLETION, give NOTICE to CONTRACTOR of the activities to be carried out before MECHANICAL COMPLETION is considered to be achieved. CONTRACTOR shall carry out all such activities at its expense and shall give written NOTICE to OWNER after all such actions have been carried out and all procedures mentioned in the foregoing Article for the issue by OWNER of the CERTIFICATE OF MECHANICAL COMPLETION shall be followed.
18.2.2 If OWNER does not take action within seven (7) DAYs after receipt of CONTRACTOR’s written NOTICE that the PLANT has achieved MECHANICAL COMPLETION, and if CONTRACTOR anticipates that thereby its performance of the remaining WORK will be delayed, CONTRACTOR shall so inform OWNER.
18.2.3 If OWNER still does not take any action within a further seven (7) DAYs, CONTRACTOR shall proceed with the respective operations and activities for the PRE-COMMISSIONING of the PLANT.
In no event, however, shall any failure of OWNER to take any action be considered as an APPROVAL of the operations or activities to be carried out by CONTRACTOR, nor as a recognition of the achievement of MECHANICAL COMPLETION of the PLANT, nor shall CONTRACTOR thereby be relieved from any obligations or liabilities under this CONTRACT with respect to MECHANICAL COMPLETION.
18.2.4 Should CONTRACTOR be delayed in the completion of the WORK by any act or neglect of OWNER or OWNER’S REPRESENTATIVE or by force majeure, then an extension of time sufficient to compensate for the delay will be granted by OWNER. Provided that OWNER is not bound to take into account any act or circumstance by which CONTRACTOR claims to have been delayed unless CONTRACTOR has within 7 DAYs after such act or a circumstance has arisen submitted to OWNER a full and detailed particulars of any extension of time to which he considers himself entitled in order that such submission may be investigated at the time. No claim for extension of time will be considered by OWNER unless full and detailed particulars are submitted to OWNER before expiry of the time stipulated in the CONTRACT.
18.2.5 CONTRACTOR shall not be entitled to claim for expenses or any damage incurred from the delay in the completion of WORK by force majeure.
18.3 PRE-COMMISSIONING
PRE-COMMISSIONING activities of the PLANT shall start after issue of CERTIFICATE OF MECHNICAL COMPLETION. CONTRACTOR shall carry