NEC People Conference Leeds 2024

Introduction

Revolutionary New Role for NEC4 in delivering Sellafield’s PPP programme.

Effective Contract Governance

The NEC Weather Clause in a Changing Climate

Records, Records, Records!

Collaborating with NEC4 on the Regent Street Flyover

Defective Defects

How to keep your bees in order

Question Time Panel

Who Wants to be a NEC Millionaire

Widely respected for his extensive experience with contract management and digital transformation, Walker founded CEMAR in 2003 to help large-scale infrastructure projects manage New Engineering Contracts (NEC) and International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) contracts. CEMAR proved instrumental in delivering iconic projects for National Highways, Nuclear New Build, ITER, Heathrow Airport, HS2, Network Rail, and the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority. Its rapid adoption across the industry led to its acquisition by Thinkproject in 2018.

Dan is a Project Manager and Chartered Civil Engineer (MICE) at Balfour Beatty with 18 years’ experience with this major civil engineering contractor. Dan has worked on projects across all sectors of civil engineering, predominantly based in the Yorkshire and Humber region but also throughout the UK. Dan led the construction phase of the Regent Street Flyover project in Leeds and has extensive experience in the administration of the NEC suite of contracts.

Dominic Doig was around when NEC was first brought into use, and has worked with all the iterations up to the latest NEC4 model and is now getting his teeth stuck into Project 13 – the latest incarnation of contracting to promote outcome-based project objectives and promote collaborative working.

Dr Jon Broome has over twenty-five years involvement with the NEC family of contracts as an academic, author, trainer and consultant. As an academic, Jon studied under one of its two co-instigators gaining the world’s first PhD through applied research on its use.His finding was fed back into the second edition and third editions, for which his contributions were acknowledged. He has also led the development of the Professional Services Short Contract, in developing the concept and drafting the clauses.As an author, he has numerous articles and academic papers published, is the author of the highly praised book ‘NEC: A User’s Guide’ series of books (with the NEC4 version published last year) and, together with Glenn Hide, wrote the NEC3 eLearning Academy from Built Intelligence.As a trainer, he has delivered over 800 days of training around the world on all aspects of the contract.As a consultant, he prefers to be involved in the front end helping develop contract strategy, particularly for complex projects, from which he has written additional clauses, critiqued and developed the other contract clauses, helped run the selection process and then trained the team

Glenn Hide: Director of GMH Planning Ltd which for over 18 years has provided specialist training/consultancy and management resources to those working and administering under the NEC family of contracts. His engaging practical training style has led to a large proportion of the industry calling on GMH Planning for their NEC contract training. Glenn has presented on aspects of the contract at various national conferences and had published into the industry a number of articles. Glenn is the founder of the NEC People LinkedIn Group from which this annual conference has emerged which now has over 12,200 active users and by far the biggest discussion forum for NEC in the UK.

John Rossiter is a strong advocate and expert in NEC Contracts which are a key enabler and support the aims of modern collaborative procurement and project delivery.

Josh Graham has been conducting technical research on construction for several years with the help of various grants. Using an Innovate UK grant, the team has focused on weather-related risks in the sector. Weather patterns are becoming increasingly disruptive due to the Climate Crisis, making this solution crucial to maintaining the viability of construction operations all over the world.

Experienced Planning Engineer with result-proven professional record of generating top quality work, performance and delivering successful results in the field of project management. Continuous success and persistence towards the profitability and growth of the organization. Expertise in project planning and scheduling, earned value analysis, expert technical advice and strategic input into business strategy, project controls, EOT claims and delay analysis, directing operations with team leadership. Quality, health & safety conscious and able to fully concentrate on tasks; also understand and communicate information well.

Neil is a quantity surveyor and project manager with over 30 years of experience in procuring and managing NEC contracts in the UK construction industry. He is a recognised expert in NEC contracts and as a trainer has delivered over 1,000 NEC Training courses, spoken at numerous national/international conferences, authored articles and had his work published. Neil’s article on key dates is cited in Dr Jon Broome’s NEC4: A User’s Guide which also includes a write-up of a workshop on collaborative working under NEC held at the NEC People Conference which he co-facilitated with Jon. Through his work across many sectors of industry over the years he has built up an extensive practical knowledge of the NEC contracts and how to set them up and manage them to improve the likelihood of successful outcomes from your projects and services.

Nick, a stalwart in the construction software industry with 22 years of experience, is the Managing Director of Digital Beehive. His extensive experience in the construction industry provides a solid foundation for shaping Beehive’s strategic vision and navigating the complexities of the ever-evolving landscape.

Rob has almost 30 years' experience in identifying, managing, avoiding and resolving disputes in the construction and related industries. He regularly acts on high profile projects across many different jurisdictions from the UK to Australia and is particularly well known for his innovative approaches to risk management, complex delay and disruption claims and the NEC form of contract.

Rob is Bridges Manager at Leeds City Council with over 20 years of local government experience in the highways sector. Robert led the Regent Street Flyover project from inception to acting as NEC Project Manager and clients representative for the construction phase.

Digital Beehive has been at the forefront of digital transformation in the UK construction industry since we released CCM, the first cloud-based NEC Contract Change Management software, over 20 years ago. Now, we are proud to introduce our latest innovation Contract Bee, the next-gen SaaS solution that makes managing construction contracts easier, faster and more compliant than ever. With Contract Bee, you can manage an unlimited number of contracts and frameworks on any web-enabled device. You can also stay on top of your contracts with Live Actions Dashboard and Notifications. Contract Bee’s 360-Notes allow unparalleled and seamless collaboration and communication between all parties.

Gather provides digital site reporting software, creating powerful data-led insights and structured commercial analysis to unlock productivity opportunities in the infrastructure sector and accelerate sustainable construction. By providing granular data insights into the who, what, where, when and why of projects, teams are able to identify risks and opportunities and intervene sooner to navigate challenges before they arise. By aligning data with industry standard methods of measurement, teams can make more informed commercial decisions with quantifiable evidence to drive proactive contract administration and supply chain collaboration.

Since 2006 GMH Planning have provided specialist NEC training, consultancy and resources into organisations who are using the NEC form of contract. Clients who we have provided extensive training programmes to include HS2, CECA, Crossrail, Thames Tideway, London Underground, Heathrow, Parliament, many local authorities as well as to a majority of the main contractors and consultants working in the UK.We provide engaging practical training to delegates who attend our sessions which are run both in-house and as public sessions. We also provide joint training to project teams which allows both Parties to understand the key principles of the contract and their own contract data/Z clauses, allowing them to head off in the right direction in terms of understanding and how to practically follow the rules of the contract. In addition, we provide more general consultancy and advice to clients and contractors, in particular in terms of disputes and also understanding Z clauses on a specific project.The GMH Planning website offers a wealth of free information in the form of guidance material, published articles, downloadable documents and a regular blog, so please visit for more details at gmhplanning.co.uk

Osborne Clarke is an international legal practice providing strategic advice for more than 250 years and has a presence across Europe, Asia and the US.

As Oracle Primavera specialists and members of the Oracle Partner Network, RPC has been helping clients to deliver their projects successfully since 1992. We offer the full end-to-end lifecycle for providing a Primavera solution, creating a holistic environment in which programmes and projects are routinely completed successfully – on time and within budget – and expected returns on investment are fully realised. Our innovative pre-built Solution Sets utilise Oracle’s Primavera Unifier and enable clients to expedite the deployment of previously complex project controls solutions across a number of common business areas. These Solution Sets support compliance with NEC3 and NEC4 contract terms and ANSI/EIA-748 Earned Value Management requirements, enable collaborative working practices and improve clients’ project controls and risk mitigation. • World-leading Oracle Primavera EPPM software products • Oracle Specialized Primavera product implementation, integration and reporting consultancy expertise • Oracle Primavera application support • Oracle Primavera product education and training • Oracle SaaS and cloud hosting Using our NEC4 Solution Set, Unifier can deliver not only a more comprehensive system for managing and controlling an NEC4 Contract on its own, but with direct links to Cost Management, Scheduling via P6 and the reporting capabilities that this offers, it becomes what we believe to be the most powerful and fully integrated projects control platform available.

The Contract Coach® is the brainchild of Yosof Ewing, a former specialist contractor who for the last 17 years has recovered tens of millions of pounds for specialist contractors throughout the UK in adjudication. By giving specialist and main contractors the contractual knowledge and confidence needed to negotiate and manage contracts better, he is driving much needed change to the way our industry works. People make construction, so it is critical that those people know what they need to know about contracts and more importantly how to confidently assert and protect their rights in any contract situation. His message to the industry is clear – you are not a subcontractor, you are a specialist contractor, get the respect and the payment you deserve. Watch this space because 2024 will see the launch of a suite of products and services all designed to improve contracting for all.

Established in 1904, the University of Leeds is one of the largest universities in the UK, part of the Russell Group of research-intensive universities and is renowned globally for the quality of research and teaching.