NEC4 Establishing a Procurement and Contract Strategy

Chapter 1 Brief guide to NEC
• 1.1 Introduction
• 1.2 Background
• 1.3 Objectives

Chapter 2 NEC4 contracts
• 2.1 Choosing a NEC contract
• 2.2 Subcontracts

Chapter 3 Procurement strategy
• 3.1 Overview
• 3.2 Traditional approaches
• 3.3 Design and build
• 3.4 Prime contracting
• 3.5 Management contracts
• 3.6 Public-private partnership (PPP)
• 3.7 Summary

Chapter 4 Key procurement considerations
• 4.1 Multiparty collaboration
• 4.2 Incentivisation
• 4.3 Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• 4.4 Risk management
• 4.5 Supply chain management
• 4.6 Operating, maintenance and compliance periods
• 4.7 Framework contracts
• 4.8 Early contractor involvement (ECI)
• 4.9 Information modelling
• 4.10 Novation
• 4.11 Sustainability

Chapter 5 Roles and duties
• 5.1 The Project Manager
• 5.2 The Supervisor
• 5.3 Designers
• 5.4 The Client
• 5.5 The Contractor
• 5.6 The Adjudicator
• 5.7 Project organisation
• 5.8 Selecting a Project Manager

Chapter 6 Contract strategy
• 6.1 Overview
• 6.2 Choosing a main Option
• 6.3 Choosing an Option for resolving and avoiding disputes and secondary Options