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Different types of quotations in relation to compensation events- CECA Bulletin 70

Several of our previous bulletins have covered various aspects of the compensation event process, including: This bulletin will focus specifically on the three quotation types […]

Dividing Date – CECA Bulletin 63

The ‘dividing date’ is a new term introduced into NEC4 contracts. It is only referenced in three separate clauses. This bulletin will explore what the […]

Ten Top Tips for Managing NEC Contracts Effectively – CECA Bulletin 58

NEC contracts require practical understanding as well as the resources, knowledge and culture to administer them for the maximum benefit of all parties on a […]

Assessing Compensation Events: Forecast or Actual Cost? – CECA Bulletin 51

For any project there will inevitably be numerous compensation events that will need to be agreed in terms of both cost and time. We have […]

Assessing Weather Delays under NEC Contracts – CECA Bulletin 48

Climate change is having visible effects on the world and is rarely out of the news with extreme temperatures, rainfall patterns changing and sea levels […]

Concurrency and NEC Contracts – CECA Bulletin 46

It is widely recognised that a key feature of an NEC contract is the approach that it takes regarding the programme. The programme is required […]

NEC Supply Contract – CECA Bulletin 45

The NEC family include contracts for a variety of different contractual arrangements that could be necessary on a project. The previous bulletin (no 44) looked […]

NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract

NEC4 ECC – Detailed review of changes from NEC3

Review by GMH Planning of the significant changes within the NEC4 ECC contract compared to that of the NEC3 version. We have not identified every […]

State of the Industry Survey 2024 Results – CECA Bulletin 43

We have recently conducted a detailed survey within the industry to find out people’s experience of managing NEC contracts. The NEC family of contracts have […]

Z Clauses That Could Significantly Alter Risk Profile – CECA Bulletin 38

Z Clauses That Could Significantly Alter Risk Profile – CECA Bulletin 38 Although the NEC Contract was meant in its base form to be applicable […]

Common Misconceptions Associated when Administering NEC Contracts – CECA Bulletin 35

There are some common misconceptions held by individuals or even whole project teams that wrongly assume how a particular clause or process should be understood […]

Project audits and contractual health checks – CECA Bulletin 22

NEC Contract focus month 22 – Project audits and contractual health checks It is essential for any project team to be regularly reviewing and checking […]

VIDEO: NEC People 2022 Conference

Catch up on the videos from our 2022 NEC People conference that was held at the Leonardo Hotel on the 14th June. It was a […]

CECA Bulletin 19 – Dispute Resolution Process

Introduction: Training and development support is a key part of CECA’s core offer for its membership and working in conjunction with GMH Planning it has […]

CECA Bulletin 18 – Clause 63.5 and assessing a compensation event against the last Accepted Programme

June 2022 Introduction: Training and development support is a key part of CECA’s core offer for its membership and working in conjunction with GMH Planning […]

CECA bulletin 17 – Showing non-implemented compensation events on the programme

CECA NEC4 Bulletin 15: Getting compensation events implemented

March 2022 Introduction: Training and development support is a key part of CECA’s core offer for its membership and working in conjunction with GMH Planning […]

Project Chatter Podcast – issues around programming under NEC contracts

I recently did a second podcast with Val and Dale at the Project Chatter Podcast talking about issues around programming under NEC contracts. You can […]

NEC4 CECA Bulletin No 13: Notifying early warnings and notifying compensation events

GMH Planning in conjunction with CECA (Civil Engineering Contractors Association) are producing a series of monthly bulletins focusing each month on an aspect of NEC […]

NEC4 Key Dates and the financial liability for missing them

We have seen much debate in the industry on what the actual financial liability is for a Contractor under an ECC contract (or Subcontractor under […]

NEC4 CECA Bulletin No 10: Float Types and Ownership

GMH Planning in conjunction with CECA (Civil Engineering Contractors Association) are producing a series of monthly bulletins focusing each month on an aspect of NEC […]