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 […]

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X20 Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) – CECA Bulletin 41

NEC X20 Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) allow a Client to create performance measurements to encourage a Contractor to act or perform in a certain way to help achieve wider Client objectives.

Secondary Option “Y” Clauses (Glenn Hide & Barry Trebes) – CECA Bulletin 40

Where a Client has decided to use an Engineering and Construction Contract (ECC) with a Contractor, they would need to choose one primary option (A/B/C/D/E/F) […]

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 […]

Focus on Engineering and Construction Contract (ECC) option B – CECA Bulletin 27

The main contract utilised between the Client and Contractor for general building/construction type projects is the Engineering and Construction Contract(ECC). It is further subdivided into […]

NEC4 X29 Climate Change

NEC have published a new secondary option X29 based around climate change. It is quite a detailed option and also comes with guidance notes to […]

Focus on Engineering and Construction Contract (ECC) option A – CECA Bulletin 26

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 […]

Secondary Option X1: Price Adjustment for Inflation – CECA Bulletin 25

A Client will decide which secondary options to include within a specific contract. By including a secondary option or indeed deciding not to include it […]

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 […]

NEC4 CECA Bulletin No 9: Contractor Proposals and Whole Life Cost Savings

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 […]

CECA/GMH Bulletin 3 – ECC Secondary Options

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 […]

Key Dates – NEC4 CECA Bulletin #2

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 […]

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Adjudication and Dispute Avoidance Boards

Here is a paper from the output of a break out group at our 2018 NEC People Conference written by Neil Earnshaw and Rob Horne. […]

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 […]

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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 […]

NEC3 vs NEC4 – NEC4 Changes

Summary of NEC3 vs NEC4 changes and the NEC4 overview guide from Thomas Telford highlighting the main changes with the NEC4 family of contracts. NEC3 […]

Early Contractor Involvement

A useful free copy from NEC of the Early Contractor Involvement clauses.

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.

What do you price at tender stage – the Bill of Quantities or the Works Information?

An item that is included within the works information is clearly missing from the bill of quantities. How is this managed under an ECC form of contract?