NEC3: A User’s Guide

Contents Foreword vii
Acknowledgements ix
Reviews and endorsements xi
Introduction 1
1 Introducing the NEC3 family of contracts and how
they fit together 7
1.1 An overview of the NEC3 family of contracts 7
1.2 How flexibility is achieved 19
1.3 How clarity and simplicity are achieved 51
1.4 The mechanisms for stimulating good
management and how they fit together 58
1.5 A quick run through of the NEC Engineering
and Construction Contract 70
1.6 Conclusion 88
References 88
2 Good practice prior to entering the contract 91
2.1 Introduction 91
2.2 Preparing the contract 93
2.3 Preparing the tender 127
2.4 Evaluating the tender 146
References 152
3 Good practice following award and the crucial
first months 155
3.1 Introduction 155
3.2 Training and common understanding 156
3.3 Communications: principles and systems 159
3.4 Operating the payment clauses 177
3.5 The Accepted Programme 183
3.6 Early warnings and the risk-reduction process 207
3.7 Agreeing compensation events quickly,
amicably and in accordance with the contract 236
3.8 Resolving issues and disputes 256
References 261
4 Summary and last thoughts 265
Appendix Useful articles by the author 269
A1 Incentivisation under NEC3 269
A2 Is there really no hierarchy of documents
under the ECC? 273
A3 Critical Chain project management: a response
to Glenn Hide’s article on Contractor’s float in
programmes 278
References 284
Index 285