4.11 In a number of PPP projects the continuation of snagging items into the operational period has been an issue. The specific measures available to the Procuring Authority to resolve these will be detailed within the Project Agreement. Some Authorities have included these within their services specification with the failure to resolve snagging becoming a performance failure.
4.12 It is recommended that a Procuring Authority discusses with their advisers, prior to ITPD, the most appropriate options available to them to resolve snagging items. As outlined above, this may include amending the service specification to include snagging items following the 20 day resolution period or the retention of a proportion of the unitary charge until such time as the snagging items are resolved.