NEC Contract Course
Working with the NEC3 and NEC4 contracts, from procurement and administration to compensation events and disputes.
Instructor
Philip Russell
- Description
- Curriculum
- Reviews
The course explains the NEC3 and NEC4 family of contracts. You learn how to choose the right contract and option, how the contract is administered through early warnings and communications, how quality, cost and compensation events are managed, and how the parties reach completion and resolve disputes.
Who should attend
Project managers, supervisors, contractors and quantity surveyors who use NEC contracts.
How it runs
The instructor teaches live on Zoom, so you can join from wherever you are.
Module 1: Procurement and the NEC family
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Procurement and planning and controlOverview of procurement, contract administration and a project management framework for NEC. -
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Exercise 1: the office park developmentApply the framework to the course case project.
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History and concepts of NECWhere NEC came from, the ideas that make it different and the NEC3 and NEC4 suites.
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Risk in NEC contractsHow risk is allocated in contracts generally and handled in NEC.
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Choosing the main optionProcurement, pricing and contracting strategies, and the six main options.
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Tender documentsStructure of an NEC contract and compiling contract data, scope (works information) and site information.
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The Professional Services Contract and the tender processAn overview of the Professional Services Contract (PSC) and how to run a tender from the briefing to the award.
Module 2: Administering the contract
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Roles and the contract time lineObligations of employer and contractor, the project manager and supervisor, sureties, retention and site handover.
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Scope managementManage scope, design and risk.
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Time management and the programAccept, track and update the program.
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Delays and extension of timeAssess delays to the critical path, prepare and assess delay claims, and decide who owns the float.
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12
Exercise 2: delays on the office parkAssess delay effects, justify an extension of time and plan corrective action.
Module 3: Quality, cost and compensation events
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13
Quality managementTesting, defects, quality assurance staff, substandard work and the quality control plan.
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PaymentPayment certificates and the payment time line.
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15
Compensation eventsNotify, quote, assess and implement compensation events.
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Risk and insuranceEmployer's and contractor's risks, insurance and early warnings.
Module 4: Communication, completion and disputes
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Communication and procurementManage communication and subcontracting.
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Health and safetyThe health and safety duties under an NEC contract, and how they fit with the law of the country where the work is done.
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Completion and close-outRoles and processes at completion.
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Dispute resolutionDispute options W1 and W2 and the adjudication procedure.
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21
Principles for successful NEC contractsEleven principles for managing contracts, with group discussions.
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