The Contractor has to submit their quotation within three weeks of the quotation request. It is important that they present the quotation in a format that is going to be understood and as convincing/justified as possible. It should include risk which has a significant chance of occurring and is the …
Intro into GMH Plannings guidance notes, a useful resource at all levels for those involved in projects under the NEC3 form of contract.
The NEC contract is deliberately written to formalise the requirement to carry out good practice project management systems that should assist the project teams in understanding the status of both time and cost for the lifecycle of the project.
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.
Any capitalised terms within the contract mean that they are a defined term of which a definition will be found in section 11 of the contract, whilst any italicised terms within the contract will be quantified within Contract Data Part 1 of a particular contract.
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 are key, where all communications are required to be in a form that can be read, copied and recorded, and the requirement for any notification …
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 1 who will administer the contract on behalf of the Client and is the designated authority to issue all instructions, notifications and other communications required …
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 to notify the other as soon as they become aware of a matter that could affect time, cost or quality. Traditionally it is the Contractor …
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.
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 time scales indicated within contract date part 1. If a programme is incorporated into the contract then this in effect becomes the first accepted programme. …
This clause is indeed one of the longest in the whole Contract, which provides a comprehensive list of what should be included within each programme issued for acceptance. It includes: – starting date, access dates, Key Dates and Completion Date – planned Completion – order and timing of the operations …
The Accepted Programme is key in agreeing the true state of play at any one point in time for that project. The regularly submitted programmes will include Contractor’s progress, their planned sequence of activities, as well as the effect that compensation events have at the time that they occur. The …
