Question juridique clé
Whether the contractually agreed balance became payable despite the alleged absence of a formal final inspection
Solution extraite
Yes. On the binding facts, the installation had been tested, worked properly, was defect-free and had been put into service; therefore the contractual condition for payment was fulfilled.
Motifs extraits
The lower court's findings established delivery, functioning installation, communication of commissioning and successful fire-safety checks. From this, the Federal Court inferred that the work had been collated within the objective meaning of the clause 'after final testing'.