NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract

NEC4 Practice Note 1 – Rules for assessing compensation events against an Accepted Programme

Finally we have a guidance note as to how to assess compensation events against the last Accepted Programme and what should first be taken into […]

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 Engineering and Construction Contract Short Contract ECSC

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

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

NEC4 – the Elephant in the Room

Back in 2013, I wrote an article that exposed issues within NEC contracts as to what programme you should use when assessing compensation events and […]

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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 […]

The importance of always having a regularly Accepted Programme in place

Here is an article that has gone into the NEC3 Usergroup newsletter which looks at some of the reasons that programmes are not accepted and […]

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.

Get with the Programme…

Download: Newsletter 57 – Get with the Programme Successful management of the programme under an NEC3 contract is so much more than just checking compliance […]

Managing a programme under the NEC form of contract

A well thought out, detailed contractor’s programme should be used such that is a proactive management tool for both managing the works on a day-to-day basis, and a mechanism to demonstrate the effects and hence entitlement (if any) when change occurs.

Programme effects of an early warning

NEC3 used to require that the effect of notified early warnings should be shown on a programme issued for acceptance, before that requirement was deleted in the June 2006 amendments. What does this mean in terms of what should be shown on the programme in terms of early warnings?

Producing an NEC3 Programme

A well thought out, detailed contractor’s programme should be used such that is a proactive management tool for both managing the works on a day-to-day […]

Programming non-implemented compensation events

What should a programme issued for acceptance contractually be showing in terms of implemented and non-implemented compensation events?

Compensation events and movement in Completion Date

When compensation event quotations take a long time to get accepted, it may create a difference between planned Completion and Completion Date that in the interim neither party are necessarily clear on whose liability that is…

Contractors’ Float in NEC ECC Programmes

A common question is “who owns the float” on a project, but first you have to understand what float you are talking about. Different types of float under an ECC contract have different owners, which this article will explore.

Programming under an NEC contract

Programme management is essential on an ECC contract. Both parties have to understand their contractual obligations to keep on top of this process, so that the transparency that the NEC contract is trying to create is achieved for the benefit of both parties.