NEC4: The Role of the Supervisor

NEC Roles and Responsibilities is a series of books that provide a practical guide to the key roles in the NEC4 suite of contracts. Each title offers useful guidance and practical tips, and describes the technical information and behavioural traits that are needed to fulfil the role successfully.

Written by two NEC experts, NEC4: The Role of the Supervisor provides the information that every Supervisor needs to know to ensure that projects are successfully managed and delivered. The book highlights the important and valuable role that the Supervisor plays in the successful delivery of an NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract (ECC). NEC4: The Role of the Supervisor is an essential ‘how to’ guide for those performing the role of Supervisor on NEC4 ECC contracts, and will also support employers in choosing a suitable person to be part of the team.

• About the authors vii
• Foreword ix
• Abbreviations and other writing conventions used in this book xi

1. Introduction
   • Introducing the Supervisor
   • Role of the Supervisor: overview of the Supervisor in the ECC
   • Understanding the context: contract documents
2. Supervisor duties
   • Context: the Supervisor’s responsibilities
   • Supervisor responsibilities required by the ECC
   • Supervisor duties not explicitly required by the ECC
   • The benefits brought by the Supervisor
3. Prior to the starting date
   • The involvement of the Supervisor: introduction
   • On first reading of the Scope: Supervisor’s checklist
   • The Supervisor’s procedures
4. From the starting date to Completion
   • Understanding the terms: Defects
   • Collaborative working
   • Scope
   • Programme requirements
   • Key risks
   • Early warnings
   • Compensation events
   • Dispute resolution
   • Day-to-day procedures
   • Defects
   • Tests and inspections
   • Marking
   • Records
   • In practice
5. From Completion to the defects date
   • Understanding the terms
   • Defects before Completion
   • Defects after Completion
   • Take over
   • The defects date
   • The Defects Certificate
6. Summary

Appendices

1. Supervisor actions in the ECC: clause details
2. Agenda for a kick-off meeting between the Supervisor and the Project Manager
3. Supervisor check-sheet
4. Sample site diary
5. Supervisor notifications, instructions and certificate
6. Checklist and reminders
7. Quick reference guide and glossary
8. Index

Users should note that the NEC Forms of Contract are protected by copyright and may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical or photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner. However, Contract Data forms may be reproduced for the purpose of obtaining tenders, awarding and administering contracts.

Likewise, plagiarising any copyrighted document is illegal. For users seeking to prepare their own bespoke contracts based on the NEC Forms of Contract, please contact NEC at info@neccontract.com to discuss and obtain a copyright licence.

Hardcopy
Product code: L48816-H
ISBN: 9780727763556