INDEPENDENT ENGINEER:
PROJECT COMPLETION WITNESSING
Owner/Company’s contract with the prime contractor will specify that the project is complete and accepted upon completion of a satisfactory performance test by the facility.

It is common for at least a portion of this testing to be witnessed by the Financing Syndicate Independent Engineer. The entire test usually takes place over several days (or weeks). Merlin normally is present only for one day at design processing rates and receives a copy of the test data for review and then sends a letter of their agreement that the project does perform to specification and has every likelihood of meeting project contract requirements.

The Financial Terms and Conditions normally specify various conditions that must be satisfied to meet the Completion Test for conversion from Construction Phase to Long Term Operations Phase. Merlin reviews all specified proof of completion and provides a letter of compliance to the financing institutions.