Session 1 - NEC4 Contracts
Sessions:
2.1 The NEC4 2.3 When & where to 2.4 Other NEC4
2.2 NEC Characteristics
Contract suite use NEC4 contracts documents
NEC Characteristics
A suite of contracts called NEC that is unique in offering a complete project management
solution for the entire project life-cycle:
Planning Facilitating Defining legal Managing
project delivery relationships projects and
beyond
NEC Characteristics
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The NEC4 Contract Family
What's inside the 201 7 NEC4 box set?
A comprehensive set of contracts, complete with a host of innovative new features,
updates and the latest NEC4 contracts that includes the new Design Build Operate
Contract as well as two new subcontracts.
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2017 NEC4 Suite?
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NEC4 characteristics
Stimulates good management
■ Each procedure designed to contribute
■ Up-to-date programme
■ Early warning - common sense risk management
■ Compensation events
■ Reasons for decisions stated
■ Allocate risks to suit
NEC4 characteristics
Stimulates good management
Can be used in wide variety of commercial situations, for wide
variety of types of work and in any location
■ Not a contract 'for the bottom drawer'!
■ Responsibility for design by either party
■ Choice of pricing mechanisms from lump sum to cost plus
■ Bolt on secondary Options that allow a Client to build up
the contract to suit
■ For International use
NEC4 characteristics
Stimulates good management
Can be used in wide variety of commercial situations, for wide
variety of types of work and in any location
A clear and simple document
■ Clear division of roles
■ Ordinary language
■ Minimal legalistic phrases
■ Minimised subjective phrases such as
'fair', 'reasonable' and 'opinion'
■ User friendly structure
When & Where to use NEC4
HIGH
ECS
TSS
COMPLEXITY
D B O Contract
PSSC
ECSC ECSS
LOW
TSSC
CONTRACTS
FC
OTHER
DRSC
BUSINESS CASE DESIGN CONSTRUCTION OPERATION
Other NEC4 documents
Engineering and Construction Professional Service Term Service Short Framework Contract (FC)
CONTRACTS
Contract (ECC) Contract (PSC) Contract (TSSC)
Dispute Resolution Service
Engineering and Construction Professional Service Supply Contract (SC)
Contract (DRSC)
Subcontract (EC S) Subcontract (PSS)
Supply Short
Engineering and Construction Professional Service Contract (SSC)
Short Contract (ECSC) Short Contract (PSSC)
Design Build a n d Operate
Engineering and Construction Term Service Contract (TSC) Contract (DBO)
Short Subcontract (ECSS) Volume 1
Term Service Subcontract (TSS) Alliance Contract (ALC)
Volume 1 Volume 3 Establishing a
USERGUIDES
Procurement and
Contract Strategy
Establishing a
Selecting a ( x l book)
Procurement and
Contract Strategy Supplier
(x1 book) (x1 book)
Volume 2 Volume 4 Volume 2 & 4 Volume 3
Preparing and
Managing a xxx Managing a xx
Selecting a
Preparing a xxx
Contract Contract Supplier
Contract
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