Define: Certificate of Construction Completion

The meaning of “Certificate of Construction Completion” differs based on where it is used. We list many below, then combine them into one or more market-standard definitions.

How is Certificate of Construction Completion defined in a legal contract?

  • Certificate of Construction Completion means a document submitted by an engineer or construction contractor to a grantee that, after acceptance by the grantee, signifies the satisfactory completion of a non-housing project. Seen in 20 SEC filings
  • Certificate of Construction Completion or “COCC” means a document to be executed by the sub-recipient, sub-recipient's construction contractor, and sub-recipient's engineer for each construction project that, once fully executed, provides final performance measures for the project and indicates acceptance of the completed project. Seen in 8 SEC filings
  • Certificate of Construction Completion means a document submitted by an engineer or if none, a construction contractor. Seen in 1 SEC filing
  • Certificate of Construction Completion means the certificate issued by the engineer to the contractor when they are satisfied that the construction, development or improvement works on the site have been completed in accordance with the conditions of contract including scope of project, specifications, technical conditions, employer's requirements, and drawings. Seen in 1 SEC filing

Note: The Genie AI Legal Assistant pulled this data out of the SEC EDGAR Database of 500,000 records from the past 22 years of filings. We regularly update this page as new filings and definitions come in.

Search EDGAR for 'Definitions of certificate of construction completion' yourself to verify these results. We are always keen to point people to source documents.

Which definition should you use?

🤔 Our AI Legal Assistant has combined and improved the above descriptions to create market-standard 'Genie definitions' below, with guidance on which documents and which industry to use for each.

Genie Definition 1

  • Certificate of Construction Completion means a document, submitted by an engineer or a construction contractor, indicating the achieved conformity of a constructed project to predefined performance measures.

Relevant Contract Types

Relevant Circumstances

  • Upon completion of a construction project
  • When a contractor has satisfied all terms of a construction contract
  • During the conclusion of an engineering or design project

Relevant Sectors

Genie Definition 2

  • Certificate of Construction Completion or “COCC” means a certificate, issued by the engineer to the contractor, when they are satisfied that the improvement works have been completed as per the conditions of a contract.

Relevant Contract Types

Relevant Circumstances

  • When improvement works on a property or a site have been completed
  • When the engineer verifies that the contractor has satisfied all specified conditions for a project

Relevant Sectors

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Certificate of Construction Completion means a document, submitted by an engineer or a construction contractor, indicating the achieved conformity of a constructed project to predefined performance measures

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