ECC Clause 31.1 – Programme

Clause 31.1 confirms that a programme can either be bound into the contract or a first programme issued for acceptance after contract award within the […]

NEC ECC Section 14 Project Manager NEC Guidance Note

ECC Section 14 – Project Manager and Supervisor

This clause introduces the two key players from the Client’s “side of the fence”. The Project Manager is the named person within Contract Data part […]

ECC Section 2 – Contractor’s Main Responsibilities

ECC Section 2 – Contractor’s Main Responsibilities is a reminder of some of the key Contractor’s responsibilities under the contract.

ECC Section 3 – Programme

The NEC suite of contracts puts far greater contractual requirements upon the Contractor to produce and manage a detailed programme than other forms of contract currently in existence within the construction industry. Clear contractual mechanisms for agreeing change between the parties are key to successs.

ECC Section 15 – Early Warnings

The early warning process is a mechanism for both parties to identify potential problems to the project. The contract emphasises that both Parties are obliged […]

ECC Section 13 – Communications

Flow of communication is essential between the parties to ensure the level of understanding and transparency between the Parties. In particular clauses 13.1 and 13.7 […]

ECC Clause 11.2 – Defined Terms

ECC Clause 11.2 – Defined Terms: There are a number of defined terms that are spread through out the NEC contract that have specific implications and useful to understand when producing and maintaining the contract programme.

NEC requirement to act in a “spirit of mutual trust and co-operation”

The opening clause of the ECC contract brings two very important issues to the fore, that 1) everyone named and involved with the contract has to do what it says, and 2) do this in a spirit of mutual trust and cooperation.

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?

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.