NEC3 Practical Solutions
Published on 23. April 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
296 pages
978-0-7277-5969-6 (ISBN)
Description
NEC3 Practical Solutions navigates the contractual issues faced by users of the NEC3 Engineering and Construction Contract (ECC). Based on real queries posed to the NEC Users' Group Helpdesk, this concise reference guide is a helpful problem-solving tool, providing hints, tips and answers to 245 common questions.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
ICE Publishing
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 189 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7277-5969-6 (9780727759696)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
1. Time
2. Testing and Defects
3. Payment
4. Compensation Events
5. Title
6. Risks and Insurance
7. Termination
8. The Options
9. Schedules of Cost Components
10. Contract Data
2. Testing and Defects
3. Payment
4. Compensation Events
5. Title
6. Risks and Insurance
7. Termination
8. The Options
9. Schedules of Cost Components
10. Contract Data
Sample questions include:
1. The Employer has questioned some of the equipment rates included in the Contract Data as unrealistic. What can the Project Manager do?
2. The Employer wish to include a schedule of rates within an ECC Option A contract. How can he do this and what should he watch out for when doing so?
3. Does the Project Manager have any particular duty to draw the attention of the Contractor to onerous terms or amendments in the contract at time of tender?
4. The Contractor has failed to complete the fee percentage and equipment prices in the contract data. What should the Project Manager do before arranging to have the contract executed?
5. The Employer is in a hurry to start work. Is there a problem in the issue of a letter of intent?
6. If a letter of intent is issued with a limit of £20,000, is the Employer obliged to pay a higher sum after allowing a Contractor to exceed the limit?
7. Can pre-contract minutes form a binding contract under NEC3?
8. Can there be two Employers on one contract?
9. If the Employer wishes to act as Project Manager, can each trade be engaged on an ECSC contract?
1. The Employer has questioned some of the equipment rates included in the Contract Data as unrealistic. What can the Project Manager do?
2. The Employer wish to include a schedule of rates within an ECC Option A contract. How can he do this and what should he watch out for when doing so?
3. Does the Project Manager have any particular duty to draw the attention of the Contractor to onerous terms or amendments in the contract at time of tender?
4. The Contractor has failed to complete the fee percentage and equipment prices in the contract data. What should the Project Manager do before arranging to have the contract executed?
5. The Employer is in a hurry to start work. Is there a problem in the issue of a letter of intent?
6. If a letter of intent is issued with a limit of £20,000, is the Employer obliged to pay a higher sum after allowing a Contractor to exceed the limit?
7. Can pre-contract minutes form a binding contract under NEC3?
8. Can there be two Employers on one contract?
9. If the Employer wishes to act as Project Manager, can each trade be engaged on an ECSC contract?