NEC3 Engineering and Construction Contract A: Priced contract with activity schedule

Contents In this contract the core clauses are the ECC core clauses and the clauses set
out in the ECC as main Option clauses; Option A. The latter are included in
sequence and are printed in bold type in this contract.
Foreword v
Preface vii
Acknowledgements ix
Amendments x
Schedule of Options 1
Core clauses 1 General 3
2 The Contractor’s main responsibilities 7
3 Time 9
4 Testing and Defects 11
5 Payment 13
6 Compensation events 15
7 Title 20
8 Risk and insurance 21
9 Termination 24
Dispute resolution W Option W1 27
Option W2 30
Secondary Option Clauses X1 Price adjustment for inflation 33
X2 Changes in the law 34
X3 Multiple currencies 34
X4 Parent company guarantee 34
X5 Sectional Completion 34
X6 Bonus for early Completion 35
X7 Delay damages 35
X12 Partnering 35
X13 Performance bond 37
X14 Advanced payment to the Contractor 37
X15 Limitation of the Contractor’s liability for his design to reasonable 37
skill and care
X16 Retention 38
X17 Low performance damages 38
X18 Limitation of liability 38
X20 Key Performance indicators 39
Y(UK)1 Project Bank Account 40
Y(UK)2 The Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 44
Y(UK)3 The Contract (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 44
Z Additional conditions of contract 44
Note Options X8 to X11 and X19 are not used
Shorter Schedule of Cost 45
Components
Contract Data 47
Index 57