NEC Downloads & Publications

All downloads documents have been produced with over twenty years experience of working under NEC form of contract and are available for visitors to the website for free to enhance knowledge and understanding of the NEC contracts and how they may practically better administer their live projects.

These NEC articles, bulletins and tools should be read in conjunction with the GMH Planning NEC Guidance Notes section, NEC FAQs, and also considered along side the suite of NEC3 & NEC4 training courses and NEC Public Training Workshops by GMH Planning which develop and enhance the level of understanding to all parties working on an NEC project.

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Assessing Compensation Events: Forecast or Actual Cost? – CECA Bulletin 51

For any project there will inevitably be numerous compensation events that will need to be agreed in terms of both cost and time. We have […]

Role of Records Alongside Administering NEC Contracts (Ben Walker & Glenn Hide) – CECA Bulletin 50

The operation of an NEC contract, like any contract, benefits from robust record keeping. This is probably more pertinent with regards to NEC forms of […]

Programme at Tender Stage – CECA Bulletin 49

NEC contracts have always elevated the importance and contractual significance of a programme for any project. The first programme can either be produced at tender […]

Assessing Weather Delays under NEC Contracts – CECA Bulletin 48

Climate change is having visible effects on the world and is rarely out of the news with extreme temperatures, rainfall patterns changing and sea levels […]

Requests for Information (RFI) and/or Technical Query (TQ) in Relation to NEC Contracts – CECA Bulletin 47

Whilst not referenced in an NEC contract, most construction projects would typically use either an RFI (Request for Information) or a TQ (Technical Query) system […]

Concurrency and NEC Contracts – CECA Bulletin 46

It is widely recognised that a key feature of an NEC contract is the approach that it takes regarding the programme. The programme is required […]

GMH Planning/CECA NEC4 Bulletins – Master List

Please find below a current list of the monthly CECA + GMH bulletins that have been issued to date, in order of most recently issued. […]

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 Engineering and Construction Contract

NEC4 ECC – Detailed review of changes from NEC3

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

State of the Industry Survey 2024 Results – CECA Bulletin 43

We have recently conducted a detailed survey within the industry to find out people’s experience of managing NEC contracts. The NEC family of contracts have […]

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 […]

A Positive Approach to Early Warnings – CECA Bulletin 42

Next month we will be issuing a very important bulletin sharing a review of the ‘state of the industry’ regarding the practical application and experience […]

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) […]

Role of the Project Manager – CECA Bulletin 39

The Engineering and Construction Contract (ECC) is an agreement between the Client and the Contractor as the named Parties. The contract goes on to identify […]

VIDEO: NEC People Conference 2023 – Highlights

Highlights video reel from our 2023 London NEC People conference so you can get a taste of what is in store if you come to […]

Z Clauses That Could Significantly Alter Risk Profile – CECA Bulletin 38

Z Clauses That Could Significantly Alter Risk Profile – CECA Bulletin 38 Although the NEC Contract was meant in its base form to be applicable […]

Top Ten NEC4 ECC Clauses – CECA Bulletin 37

For many people trying to understand a contract can appear to be a bit daunting and even unnerving given some of the unfamiliar language that […]

Payments – CECA Bulletin 36

Section 5 is the main section of the contract that deals with payments and general commercial matters. Contractors need to make a sustainable margin on […]

SLIDES: NEC People Conference – Leeds 2023

Following our successful northern NEC People Conference held recently in Leeds, we are pleased to share the slides of the main presentations that were delivered […]