NEC4: Managing an Engineering and Construction Contract
This document will provide guidance on the contract management for an Engineering and Construction Contract (ECC).
- Engineering and construction subcontract (ECS)
Chapter 2 Core and main Option clauses
- 1 General
- 2 The Contractor’s main responsibilities
- 3 Time
- 4 Quality management
- 5 Payment
- 6 Compensation events
- 7 Title
- 8 Liabilities and insurance
- 9 Termination
Chapter 3 Clauses for resolving and avoiding disputes
Chapter 4 Secondary Option clauses
- Option X1: Price adjustment for inflation (used only with Options A, B, C and D)
- Option X2: Changes in the law
- Option X3: Multiple currencies (used only with Options A and B)
- Option X4: Ultimate holding company guarantee
- Option X5: Sectional Completion
- Option X6: Bonus for early Completion
- Option X7: Delay damages
- Option X8: Undertakings to the Client or Others
- Option X9: Transfer of rights
- Option X10: Information Modelling
- Option X11: Termination by the Client
- Option X12: Multiparty collaboration (not used with Option X20)
- Option X13: Performance bond
- Option X14: Advanced payment to the Contractor
- Option X15: The Contractor’s design
- Option X16: Retention (not used with Option F)
- Option X17: Low performance damages
- Option X18: Limitation of liability X18
- Option X20: Key Performance Indicators (not used with Option X12)
- Option X21: Whole life cost
- Option X22: Early Contractor Involvement (used only with Options C and E)
- Option Y(UK)1: Project Bank Account
- Option Y(UK)2: The Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996
- Option Y(UK)3: The Contract (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999
Chapter 5 Schedule of Cost Components (SCC)
Chapter 6 Short Schedule of Cost Components (SSCC)
Appendix 1 Contract start-up checklist
Appendix 2 Contract close down checklist
Appendix 3 Example communication forms
Appendix 4 Example joint compensation event tracking schedule
Appendix 5 Example quotation of a compensation event
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