Professional Snagging works
FEM LLC has unique expertise in preparing professional snagging works related to HVAC, GM and all other operational systems whether running or proposed to be installed in a project or commercial and residential set ups.. Our assigned expert team is well qualified and equipped with more than 10 years of experience.
In the facility management sector, the professional snagging works is very urgent in order to make the system properly operational and to fix the responsibilities of the client, contractor and the residents. The snag list is a document or form issued to contractors and subcontractors towards the end of their project or phase of work (usually a couple of weeks depending on the scale and scope of the works) which outlines and describes the minor defects or omissions which arose during the course of work, and which need to be rectified before that party can consider their work complete.
Although similar and somewhat interchangeable, snagging and snag lists have a less formal and less contractual bearing on works than the punch list.
The snag list is used to give project parties a reasonable period of time to rectify the minor yet tangible defects which have naturally occurred over the course of the project.
Most of the time, the items on these snag lists are minor surface issues or defects such as marks, peeling and scuffs – but they can also be tangible omissions or installation issues.
Snag lists are very important for construction, service and maintenance of a project or a building. They are the middle man between the snag list issuing party which is normally the certifying authority such as the architect or contract administrator and the subcontractors who want to get their work done and finished – and ultimately get paid.
This middle man position is vital to the normal functioning of such a complicated project ecosystem where tens or hundreds of parties must work together to create and deliver a quality asset.
Snag lists serve as a dispute mediation and regulation mechanism. Contractors and architects understand the nature of the work being completed – in which defects and imperfections are inevitable – and subcontractors understand and set aside some time for completing and rectifying the issues which they have come to expect on snag lists.
Snag lists are also important because the natural grace period they establish ensures that phases of work are completed properly. Once contractors or subcontractors move on from a project, it’s hard to ‘get them back’. But because snagging occurs a few weeks or months before completion, the parties have a period of time where they can schedule in and account for the changes which need to be made.
The only other thing to consider when issuing snag lists further and further from project completion is that inspections should not take place without the removal of protective material and the operation of permanent lighting. And even after the snag list has been completed, it will be necessary to perform final checks before the actual client handover.