NEC Contract Experts

Recognised industry experts in understanding and administering the New Engineering Contract (NEC) forms of contract and provider of highly engaging NEC3 & NEC4 training; working with clients, contractors, subcontractors, consultants and suppliers across the construction and engineering industry.

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Helping the construction and engineering industry to further knowledge and understanding of the NEC forms of contract since 2006.

GMH Planning provides to the industry NEC3 & NEC4 training, scheduled public online NEC training workshops, consultancy and also numerous free NEC guidance materials in the form of downloads, NEC guidance notes and FAQs.

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NEC3 & NEC4 Training

Helping attendees to understand the principles of NEC contracts, risk profile when pricing and how to effectively administer contractual clauses.

NEC3 & NEC4 Training

NEC Public Training Workshops

Public scheduled online NEC training workshops and events for those working with NEC contracts.

NEC Public Training Workshops

Free NEC Guidance, FAQs & Downloads

Raising awareness and practical knowledge of the NEC suite of contracts to help effectively administer NEC contracts.

Free NEC Guidance, FAQs & Downloads

NEC Consultancy & Planning Support

Advice, contract reviews, audits and resources to ensure the effective administration of projects under NEC contracts.

NEC Consultancy & Planning Support

Upcoming NEC Training Workshops & Events

NEC4 ECC Overview NEC Public Training Workshop - Online NEC Training

NEC4 ECC Overview – Remote NEC4 Training (13th June 2025)

The NEC4 ECC overview training workshop is a one‐day online NEC4 training course which introduces you to the new contracts within the NEC4 suite and […]

Fri, Jun 13, 2025 Event date
9:00 am - 4:15 pm Event time
Online Event location
£195 Price per attendee

NEC4 Compensation Events Online NEC Public Training Workshop - Online Training

NEC4 Compensation Event Workshop – Remote NEC Training (25th June 2025)

The NEC4 Compensation Event training workshop introduces the NEC compensation event process which is the mechanism within the NEC4 contracts for dealing with change. The […]

Wed, Jun 25, 2025 Event date
9:00 am - 4:15 pm Event time
Online Event location
£195 Price per attendee

NEC4 Programme Workshop NEC Public Training Workshop - Online NEC Training

NEC4 Programme Workshop – Remote NEC Training (2nd July 2025)

The NEC4 Programme training workshop introduces you to the key aspects of producing and managing a programme during the life of a project. NEC3 and […]

Wed, Jul 2, 2025 Event date
9:00 am - 4:15 pm Event time
Online Event location
£195 Price per attendee

Latest NEC Downloads & Publications

NEC4 Engineering and Construction Short Subcontract (ECSS) High Level User Guide

Introduction This NEC4 Engineering and Construction Subcontract (ECSS) high-level overview is intended to be a quick reference guide as to where a particular subject matter […]

NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract Short Contract ECSC

NEC4 Engineering and Construction Short Contract (ECSC) High Level User Guide

Introduction This NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract (ECSC) high-level overview is intended to be a quick reference guide as to where a particular subject matter […]

Cover image for CECA NEC4 Bulletin CECA Member Briefings by GMH Planning Ltd

Pricing and Payment under Main Option B (Priced Contract with Bill of Quantities)- CECA Bulletin 53

This bulletin considers how the pricing and payment mechanism is intended to work in the NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract (ECC) with main Option B […]

NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract conflict avoidance clauses

NEC have just published a guidance note on “conflict avoidance”. The guidance includes clauses that can be added to the contract to be able to […]

Latest NEC Guidance Notes

NEC3 and NEC4 Guidance Notes – An Introduction

NEC Guidance Notes – An Introduction

An introduction to GMH Planning’s NEC guidance notes, a useful resource at all levels for those involved in projects under the NEC3 & NEC4 forms of contract.

NEC4 Suite of Contracts – Overview

The NEC contract is deliberately written to formalise the requirement to carry out good practice project management systems that should assist the project teams in understanding the status of both time and cost for the lifecycle of the project.

ECC Section 63 – Assessing Compensation Events

The Contractor has to submit their quotation within three weeks of the quotation request. It is important that they present the quotation in a format […]

ECC Section 61 – Notifying Compensation Events

It is not uncommon for people to take a literal meaning of clause 32.1, that a revised programme should show implemented compensation events. Their response has been that therefore that you do not show non-implemented compensation events. Is this actually the case?