NEC Contract Experts

Recognised industry experts in understanding and administering NEC forms of contract and provider of highly engaging NEC3 & NEC4 contract training; working with clients, contractors, subcontractors, consultants and suppliers across the construction and engineering industry.

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Experts in the NEC Forms of Contract

Established in 2006, GMH Planning provides to the industry NEC contract training, scheduled NEC public training workshops, NEC contract consultancy, programme management and also numerous free NEC guidance materials in the form of NEC downloads, NEC guidance notes, NEC FAQs and blog posts. GMH Planning help people within the construction and engineering industry to further their knowledge and understanding of administering the NEC forms of contract.

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NEC Training Courses

Helping attendees to understand the principles of NEC contracts, risk profile when pricing and managing contracts and how to administer the contractual clauses effectively.

NEC Training Courses

NEC Public Training Workshops

Public scheduled NEC training workshops, annual conferences, other industry expos and networking events for those working on NEC to share learning and understanding

NEC Public Training Workshops

Free NEC Guidance, FAQs & Downloads

Helping to raise awareness and understanding, and practical knowledge of the differences between the contracts and different clauses to help effectively administer NEC contracts

Free NEC Guidance, FAQs & Downloads

NEC Consultancy & Planning Support

For companies and individuals working on projects under the NEC form of contract we offer advice, contract reviews and audits to ensure the effective administration of projects.

NEC Consultancy & Planning Support

Upcoming NEC Training Workshops & Events

NEC4 ECC Overview NEC Public Training Workshop - Online NEC Training

NEC4 ECC Overview – Remote NEC Training (5th June 2024)

The NEC4 overview training workshop is a one‐day online NEC4 training course which introduces you to the new contracts within the NEC4 suite and the […]

Wed, Jun 5, 2024 Event date
9:00 am - 4:15 pm Event time
Online Event location
£195 Price per attendee

NEC4 Programme Workshop NEC Public Training Workshop - Online NEC Training

NEC4 Programme Workshop – Remote Training (17th June 2024)

The NEC4 Programme training workshop introduces you to the key aspects of producing and managing a programme during the life of a project. NEC3 and […]

Mon, Jun 17, 2024 Event date
9:00 am - 4:15 pm Event time
Online Event location
£195 Price per attendee

NEC4 Compensation Events Online NEC Public Training Workshop - Online Training

NEC4 Compensation Event Workshop – Remote Training (19th June 2024)

This NEC4 compensation event public workshop introduces the compensation event process which is the mechanism within the NEC4 contracts for dealing with change. The session […]

Wed, Jun 19, 2024 Event date
9:00 am - 4:15 pm Event time
Online Event location
£195 Price per attendee

Latest NEC Downloads & Publications

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CECA Bulletin 40 – Secondary Option “Y” Clauses (by Glenn Hide and Barry Trebes)

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) […]

NEC People Conference agenda – 18th June 2024

We are very pleased to announce the agenda for this years NEC People conference being held at the Leonardo Royal Hotel London City, Tower Bridge […]

CECA Bulletin 39 – Role of the Project Manager

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 […]

CECA Bulletin 38 – Z clauses that could significantly alter risk profile

Although the NEC Contract was meant in its base form to be applicable for all construction projects some Clients may still feel the need to […]

Latest NEC Guidance Notes

ECC Section 63 – Assessing Compensation Events

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 […]

ECC Section 61 – Notifying Compensation Events

It is not uncommon for people to take a literal meaning of clause 32.1, that a revised programme should show implemented compensation events. Their response has been that therefore that you do not show non-implemented compensation events. Is this actually the case?

ECC Clause 60.1 – Compensation Events

Whilst early warnings are matters that could affect time cost or quality, if something has affected or will affect time, cost or quality and is […]

ECC Section 36 – Acceleration

The acceleration provisions are actually very simple under the contract and are the mechanism for bringing forward the Completion Date at the request of the […]