NEC3 Engineering and Construction Contract Flow Charts

Contents The number of each flow chart is the same as the number of the clause in the
NEC Engineering and Construction Contract to which it primarily relates
Foreword v
Preface vii
Acknowledgements ix
Amendments x
Legend 1
Abbreviations 2
Flow charts 13 Communications Sheets 1 to 3 3
14 The Project Manager and the Supervisor 6
15 Adding to the Working Areas 7
16 Early warning 8
17 Ambiguities and inconsistencies 9
18 Illegal and impossible requirements 10
19 Prevention 11
20 Providing the Works Sheets 1 and 2 12
21 The Contractor’s design 14
22 Using the Contractor’s design 15
23 Design of Equipment 16
24 People 17
25 Working with the Employer and Others 18
26 Subcontracting 19
27 Other (Contractor) responsibilities 20
30 Starting, Completion and Key Dates Sheets 1 and 2 21
31 The programme Sheets 1 and 2 23
32 Revising the programme 25
33 Access to and use of the Site 26
34 Instruction to stop or not to start work 27
35 Take over Sheets 1 and 2 28
36 Acceleration 30
40 Tests and inspections Sheets 1 and 2 31
41 Testing and inspection before delivery 33
42 Searching for and notifying Defects 34
43 Correcting Defects Sheets 1 and 2 35
44 Accepting Defects 37
45 Uncorrected Defects 38
50 Assessing the amount due Sheets 1 and 7 39
51 Payment Sheets 1 and 2 46
52 Defined cost 48
53 The Contractor’s share (Option C and D) Sheets 1 and 2 49
54 The Activity Schedule (Option A and C) 51
55 The Bill of Quantities (option B and D) 52
60 Compensation events Sheets 1 to 7 53
61 Notifying compensation events Sheets 1 to 4 60
62 Quotations for compensation events Sheets 1 and 2 64
63 Assessing compensation events Sheets 1 to 3 66
64 The Project Manager’s assessments Sheets 1 and 2 69
65 Implementing compensation events 71
70 The Employer’s title to Plant and Materials 72
71 Marking Equipment, Plant and Materials outside 73
the Working Areas
72 Removing Equipment 74
73 Objects and materials within the Site 75
80 Employer’s risks Sheets 1 to 3 76
81 Contractor’s risk 79
82 Repairs 80
83 Indemnity 81
84 Insurance cover 82
85 Insurance policies 83
86 If the Contractor does not insure 84
87 Insurance by the Employer 85
90 Termination 86
91 Reasons for termination Sheets 1 to 5 87
92 Procedures on termination 92
93 Payment on termination 93
W1 Dispute resolution Sheets 1 to 4 94
(used unless Option Y(UK) 2 applies)
W2 Dispute resolution Sheets 1 to 5 98
(used when Option Y(UK)2 applies)
X1 Price adjustment for inflation Sheets 1 and 2 103
(used only with Options A,B. C and D)
X2 Changes in the law 105
X3 Multiple currencies (used only with Options A and B) 106
X4 Parent company guarantee 107
X5 Sectional Completion 108
X6 Bonus for early Completion 109
X7 Delay damages 110
X12 Partnering Sheets 1 to 3 111
X13 Performance bond 114
X14 Advanced payment to the Contractor 115
X15 Limitation of the Contractor’s liability for his design 116
to reasonable skill and care
X16 Retention (not used with Option F) 117
X17 Low performance damages 118
X18 Limitation of liability 119
X20 Key Performance Indicators (not used with 120
Option X12)
Y(UK)1 Project Bank Account Sheet s 1 to 3 121
Y(UK)2 The Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration 124
Act 1996
Y(UK)3 The Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 125