--- title: NEC3 Contract type: taxonomy_archive taxonomy: category slug: nec3-contract term_id: 1 permalink: "https://gmhplanning.co.uk/category/nec3-contract/" post_count: 38 --- # NEC3 Contract Posts in this archive: 38 - [Survey: Use of cloud based systems with NEC contracts](https://gmhplanning.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/survey-use-of-cloud-based-systems-with-nec-contracts.md) - [NEC Guidance Notes - An Introduction](https://gmhplanning.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/guidance/introduction.md) — 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](https://gmhplanning.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/guidance/nec4-form-of-contract-overview.md) — 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. - [NEC4 ECC & ECSC - Review of Changes](https://gmhplanning.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/nec4-ecc-ecsc-guides-key-dfferences.md) - [There is no such thing as concurrency under an NEC Contract!](https://gmhplanning.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/no-such-thing-as-concurrency-under-nec-contracts.md) - [Negative Float on an NEC Contract Programme](https://gmhplanning.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/negative-float-on-an-nec-contract-programme.md) - [Benefits of a programme at tender stage](https://gmhplanning.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/nec-contract-programme-at-tender-stage.md) - [Clause 63.1 and "actual" versus "forecast" Defined Cost when assessing a compensation event](https://gmhplanning.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/clause-63-1-actual-and-forecast-defined-cost.md) - [Top ten most important/favourite NEC4 clauses](https://gmhplanning.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/top-ten-most-important-clauses-in-an-nec4-ecc-contract.md) - [Which programme should be used as the "baseline"?](https://gmhplanning.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/nec4-programme-baseline.md) - [NEC4 Professional Services Contract (PSC) – Review of changes](https://gmhplanning.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/nec4-professional-services-contract-psc-review-changes.md) - [A warm welcome to NEC4, but there is an elephant in the room](https://gmhplanning.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/warm-welcome-nec4-elephant-room.md) - [Why would we consider running a project without a dedicated planning resource?](https://gmhplanning.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/consider-running-project-without-dedicated-planning-resource.md) - [Contractual answer to various programme scenarios?](https://gmhplanning.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/contractual-answer-various-programme-scenarios.md) - [Why are universities not teaching about NEC forms of contract?](https://gmhplanning.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/universities-not-teaching-nec-forms-contract.md) - [What levels of "mitigation" are an obligation under the contract to assess a CE](https://gmhplanning.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/levels-mitigation-obligation-contract-assess-ce.md) - [What is so wrong about being "contractual"?](https://gmhplanning.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/what-is-so-wrong-about-being-contractual.md) - [Archived Discussions - June 2014-May 2015](https://gmhplanning.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/archived-discussions-june-2014-may-2015-2.md) - [NEC3 ECC Z clauses that cause problems](https://gmhplanning.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/nec3-ecc-z-clauses-cause-problems.md) - [NEC4 - Potential useful amendments](https://gmhplanning.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/nec4-potential-useful-amendments.md) - [NEC People awards 2014](https://gmhplanning.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/nec-people-awards-2014.md) - [Compensation Events - Good Practice Guide](https://gmhplanning.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/downloads/compensation-events-good-practice-guide.md) - [NEC3 LinkedIn Conference: Compensation Events - Good Practice Guide](https://gmhplanning.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/nec3-linkedin-conference-compensation-events-good-practice-guide.md) - [Works Information Guidance Document](https://gmhplanning.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/works-information-guidance.md) - [Assessing compensation events - which programme should you use?](https://gmhplanning.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/assessing-compensation-events-which-programme-should-you-use.md) - [Archive of Discussions - Planning & Management under the NEC form of Contract](https://gmhplanning.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/archive-of-discussions-planning-management-under-the-nec-form-of-contract.md) - [2012 LinkedIn NEC3 Project Planning/Management Group Conference Report](https://gmhplanning.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/nec3-conference-report.md) - [ECC Early Warning process flowchart](https://gmhplanning.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/downloads/nec3-ecc-early-warning-process-flowchart.md) - ["Planned Completion" verses "Completion Date"](https://gmhplanning.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/planned-completion-verses-completion-date.md) - [ECC Section 61 - Notifying Compensation Events](https://gmhplanning.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/guidance/nec3-contract-clause-61-notifying-compensation-events.md) — 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? - [ECC Clause 60.1 - Compensation Events](https://gmhplanning.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/guidance/ecc-clause-60-1-compensation-events.md) - [ECC Clause 31.3 - Programme Acceptance](https://gmhplanning.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/guidance/ecc-clause-31-3-programme-acceptance.md) - [ECC Clause 31.2 - Programme Requirements](https://gmhplanning.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/guidance/ecc-clause-31-2-programme-requirements.md) - [ECC Section 14 - Project Manager and Supervisor](https://gmhplanning.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/guidance/ecc-clause-14-project-manager-and-supervisor.md) - [ECC Section 3 - Programme](https://gmhplanning.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/guidance/nec3-ecc-clause-30-programme.md) — The NEC suite of contracts puts far greater contractual requirements upon the Contractor to produce and manage a detailed programme than other forms of contract currently in existence within the construction industry. Clear contractual mechanisms for agreeing change between the parties are key to successs. - [ECC Section 13 - Communications](https://gmhplanning.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/guidance/nec3-ecc-clause-13-communications.md) - [NEC requirement to act in a "spirit of mutual trust and co-operation"](https://gmhplanning.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/guidance/nec3-contract-ecc-clause-10-1-spirit-of-mutual-trust.md) — The opening clause of the ECC contract brings two very important issues to the fore, that 1) everyone named and involved with the contract has to do what it says, and 2) do this in a spirit of mutual trust and cooperation. - [Think before you Z clause...](https://gmhplanning.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/think-before-you-z-clause.md)