NEC3 Construction Contracts: 100 Questions and Answers
100 Questions and Answers
1st Edition
Published on 16. June 2016
Book
Hardback
212 pages
978-1-138-67794-4 (ISBN)
Description
Which member of the NEC3 family of contracts should I use?
How do I choose and use my main and secondary options?
What are the roles and responsibilities of the various parties?
How should I effectively manage early warnings and compensation events?
Important questions can arise when working with NEC3 contracts, some of them have simple answers and others require more a detailed response. Whether you are an NEC3 beginner or an expert, the 100 questions and answers in this book are a priceless reference to have at your fingertips.
Covering issues that can arise from the full range of NEC3 forms, Kelvin Hughes draws on questions he has been asked during his 20 years working with NEC and presenting training courses to advise, warn of common mistakes, and explain in plain English how these contracts are meant to be used.
How do I choose and use my main and secondary options?
What are the roles and responsibilities of the various parties?
How should I effectively manage early warnings and compensation events?
Important questions can arise when working with NEC3 contracts, some of them have simple answers and others require more a detailed response. Whether you are an NEC3 beginner or an expert, the 100 questions and answers in this book are a priceless reference to have at your fingertips.
Covering issues that can arise from the full range of NEC3 forms, Kelvin Hughes draws on questions he has been asked during his 20 years working with NEC and presenting training courses to advise, warn of common mistakes, and explain in plain English how these contracts are meant to be used.
Reviews / Votes
"Whether you are an NEC3 beginner or an expert, the 100 questions and answers in this book are a priceless reference to have at your fingertips. Covering issues that can arise from the full range of NEC3 forms, the author draws on questions he has been asked during his 20 years working with NEC and presenting training courses to advise, warn of common mistakes and explain, in plain English, how these contracts are meant to be used. This book lends itself to general reading or as a reference for times of uncertainty (or trouble), and would be useful to the practitioner or student in the UK or overseas."-Building Engineer, March 2017
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Professional and Professional Practice & Development
Illustrations
8 s/w Zeichnungen
8 Line drawings, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
436 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-67794-4 (9781138677944)
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NEC3 Construction Contracts: 100 Questions and Answers
E-Book
06/2016
Routledge
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Person
Kelvin Hughes spent 18 years in commercial management with major contractors, then the past 23 years as a consultant, including a four-year senior lectureship at the University of Glamorgan. He has been a leading authority on the NEC since 1996, was Secretary of the NEC Users' Group for ten years and has run over 1,500 NEC training courses.
Content
Introduction to the NEC3 Contracts 1. Early Warnings and Risk Registers 2. Contractor's Design 3. Time and the Accepted Programme 4. Testing and Defects 5. Payment Provisions 6. Managing compensation events 7. Title 8. Indemnity, insurance and liability 9. Termination provisions 10. Dealing with disputes 11. Preparing and assessing tenders