There is usually a default clause in the contract. You can withhold fund only when the default clause is triggered.
Whatever is "default", I don't think 偷工减料 is one of the conditions.
The legal standard is "substantial performance". Whether 偷工减料 is below the standard of "substantial perfomance", is a matter of facts.
So where is your evidence?
这个案件法学生都读过：https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_%26_Youngs,_Inc._v._Kent
