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A Swiss general contractor and an electrical installation company incorporate SIA Standard 118 into their construction contract. Fourteen months after formal acceptance (Werkabnahme), the building owner discovers an intermittent neutral connection in a sub-distribution panel. How does SIA Standard 118 Art. 172/173 govern the owner's defect notification rights (Rügefrist) compared to the statutory Swiss Code of Obligations (OR Art. 367)?

Under SIA 118, the owner must give notice within 7 working days of discovery, exactly matching the strict statutory immediate notification rule of OR Art. 367. Under SIA 118 Art. 172/173, the owner benefits from a 2-year guarantee period during which any discovered defect may be notified at any time, whereas statutory OR Art. 367 requires immediate notice upon discovery. SIA 118 eliminates all defect notification rights after 12 months unless the defect was explicitly listed in the joint acceptance protocol (Abnahmeprotokoll). Under SIA 118, the contractor is permanently released from liability if the owner operated the installation for more than 6 months without an accredited third-party SiNa audit.

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Under SIA 118 Art. 172/173, the owner benefits from a 2-year guarantee period during which any discovered defect may be notified at any time, whereas statutory OR Art. 367 requires immediate notice upon discovery.

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