The Contractor's NEC3 ECC Handbook

Addresses the daily challenges faced by contractors who use the NEC3 ECC with clear, practical and useable advice on how to solve them

Written in plain English for contractors and their staff, this book explains how the NEC3 contract works and provides answers to common questions. It presents complicated concepts in a simple, straightforward and understandable way, focusing mainly on day-to-day use. Steven Evans, an expert with thirty years of experience in construction, considers all the provisions of the contract and explains the procedures, obligations, and liabilities contained within it.

NEC3 ECC is a process-based contract based on project management best practices. The basic philosophy behind it differs radically from the more adversarial approaches embodied by traditional contracts. While the NEC3 ECC may appear quite simple on the surface, it is often misunderstood and mismanaged by its day-to-day users. Despite the clear and urgent need for expert guides for those who use the NEC3 ECC, or who are considering adopting this increasingly popular contract, available books on the subject are highly technical and written for lawyers and professional consultants--until now. Written specifically for contractors using the NEC3 ECC contract, this book is aimed specifically at a level consistent with the knowledge and experiences of contractors and their staff.

• A practical guide to the procedures in the NEC3 Engineering and Construction Contracts

• Written specifically for those using and administering the contracts--not for lawyers or professional consultants

• Considers all the provisions of the contract and explains the procedures, obligations and liabilities

• Covers all NEC3 ECC versions and variations created by the Main and Secondary Options

• Provides clear, concise, practical, and straightforward explanations of the NEC3 ECC form used by commercial and operational staff of main contractors

The Contractor's NEC3 EEC Handbook is a vital working resource for main contractors and their employees, including quantity surveyors, commercial managers, contracts managers, project managers, site managers, and estimators.

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About the Author

Steven C. Evans is Director of construction consultancies in the UK and in Australia. He has worked in construction for nearly 30 years, beginning as an on-site trainee quantity surveyor for a top tier multinational contractor, moving on to managing surveyor for a medium sized UK based contractor, and finally, as a dispute resolution and avoidance specialist.
Mr. Evans has a wealth of practical experience to supplement his legal knowledge and qualifications.

Inhalt

About the Book xiii

About the Author xv

1 Introduction 1

Ten Things You Need to Know 1

Author's Note 2

2 The Contract 5

About the NEC Contract 5

Clarity and Simplicity 5

Flexibility 5

Stimulus to Good Management 6

Collaborateor Else! 6

The Latham Report 6

The NEC3 Suite 7

Contracts 7

Flow Charts and Guidance Notes 8

The ECC Form 9

The Core Clauses 9

The Main Options 9

Option A Priced Contract with Activity Schedule 10

Option B Priced Contract with Bill of Quantities 11

Option C Target Contract with Activity Schedule 11

Option D Target Contract with Bill of Quantities 12

Option E Cost Reimbursable Contract 12

Option F Management Contract 13

W Clauses 13

The Secondary Options 14

X Clauses 14

Y Clauses 14

Z Clauses 15

The Contract Data 15

The Schedules 16

The Schedule of Cost Components 16

The Shorter Schedule of Cost Components 16

Formation of the Contract 16

Offer and Acceptance 16

Attestation 17

Necessary Contract Documents 17

Frequently Asked Questions 17

3 General 19

Overview 19

Actions 19

The Employer 20

The Contractor 22

The Project Manager 27

Impartiality 32

The Supervisor 32

The Obligations 33

Identified and Defined Terms 34

(1) The Accepted Programme 35

(2) Completion 36

(3) Completion Date 38

(4) The Contract Date 38

(5) Defect 39

(6) Defects Certificate 39

(7) Equipment 40

(8) The Fee 40

(9) Key Date 41

(10) Others 42

(11) Parties 42

(12) Plant and Materials 42

(13) To Provide the Works 43

(14) The Risk Register 44

(15) The Site 44

(16) Site Information 45

(17) Subcontractor 45

(18) Working Areas 46

(19) Works Information 46

(20) The Activity Schedule (Main Options A and C Only) 49

Who Prepares the List of Activities? 49

What Should be Included in the Schedule? 50

Relationship to the Accepted Programme 50

Changes to the Activity Schedule 50

Use Under Option A 51

Use Under Option C 51

Errors in the Activity Schedule 51

(21) The Bill of Quantities (Main Options B and D Only) 52

Changes to the Bill of Quantities 53

Use Under Option B 53

Use Under Option D 53

Errors in the Bill of Quantities 54

(22) to (26) Defined Cost 54

Main Options A and B 54

Main Options C to E 54

Main Option F 55

(25) Disallowed Costs 55

(27) Price for Work Done to Date (Option A) 56

(28) Price for Work Done to Date (Option B) 56

(29) Price for Work Done to Date (Options C to F) 57

(30) Prices (Main Options A and C) 57

(31) Prices (Main Options B and D) 57

(32) Prices (Main Options E and F) 57

(33) The Total of the Prices (Option D) 57

Interpretation and the Law 57

Communications 58

Notification 59

The Project Manager and the Supervisor 60

Adding to the Working Areas 61

Early Warning 61

Ambiguities and Inconsistencies 63

Illegalities and Impossibilities 64

Prevention 64

Frequently Asked Questions 65

4 The Contractor's Main Responsibilities 71

Overview 71

Providing the Works 77

The Contractor's Design 78

Acceptance of the Contractor's Design 78 &...