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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 […]

Professional Service Contract – CECA Bulletin 44

The NEC family include contracts for a variety of different contractual arrangements that could be necessary on a project. Term Service Contracts are intended to […]

NEC4 ECC & ECSC – Detailed review of NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract changes from NEC3

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

NEC4 Term Service Contract (TSC) – Detailed review of changes compared to NEC3

Here is the GMH Planning detailed guide as to the most important changes within the new NEC4 version of the Term Service Contract. If you […]

NEC4 Engineering and Construction Subcontract

NEC4 Engineering & Construction Subcontract (ECS) – Detailed review of changes

Here is the GMH Planning detailed guide as to the most important changes within the new NEC4 version of Engineering and Construction Subcontract (ECS). If […]

Focus on Engineering and Construction Contract (ECC) options C & D – CECA Bulletin 28

The main contract between the Client and Contractor for general building/construction type projects is the Engineering and Construction Contract. It is subdivided into options, of […]

CECA Bulletin 20 – Managing Subcontractors

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 NEC4 Bulletin 14: Spirit of mutual trust and cooperation

One of the more infamous clauses within the NEC contracts is the obligation to “act in a spirit of mutual trust and cooperation”. It was introduced into the NEC2 version of the contracts back in 1995 following recommendations from the Latham report. It was brought in to try to encourage a culture and an obligation to act in this way, but what does it really mean?

LinkedIn NEC Contract Discussion Group GMH Planning - NEC Contract Experts

Archived LinkedIn discussions: June 2017-May 2018

NEC 4 Professional Services Contract PSC

NEC4 PSC- Detailed review of NEC4 Professional Services contract changes compared to NEC3

Here is the GMH Planning detailed guide as to the most important changes within the new NEC4 version of the Professional Services Contract. For those […]

NEC4 Alliance Contract Consultation

NEC4 have launched their new Alliance Contract but it is only a consultation version where they are inviting industry feedback before it is finalised and […]

LinkedIn NEC People Discussions – June 2016-May 2017

Here is a hyperlinked list of all of the discussions held within the group between June 2016 and May 2017. Linked In Discussion Archive Jun […]

Procurement and contract strategies

A useful free guide from the NEC to help choose which NEC3 contract you should be using in a given situation.

Archived LinkedIn group discussions:2013-June 2014

A list of the 12 months worth of NEC3 discussions held within the LinkedIn group to the period leading up to May 2014.

Overview Guide to the ECS Contract

ECS High Level Quick User Guide This simple guide lists out the key sections and clauses of the ECS contract and shows readers where particular […]

Overview guide to the ECC contract

Update: We now have a new NEC guidance notes section with updated guidance on the Engineering & Construction Contract and we are now offering NEC4 […]