NEC3 Training
Course Programme

Course Programme
Below is our course programme for our NEC3 Training. This programme forms the standard agenda for our NEC3 training courses or it can be tailored specifically for your organisation on an in-company basis - using your own contract scenarios.


Duration
1 day

What is this course about?
This is a detailed one day course which gives an overview of the different types of contracts available within the NEC3 suite of contracts. It explores in detail the Engineering and Construction Contract (ECC) which is the most commonly used form within the suite for managing a construction contract, which includes many of the core clauses which are common to the whole suite.

The course reviews the various options available in terms of being a lump sum contract, target cost or a cost reimbursable type contract as well as looking in detail at the intricacies of understanding and administering the contract for the benefit of all involved in running a project. Whilst the contract is written such that it should be easy to use and understand, it is different culturally from other forms of contract and parties can get into difficulties if they do not understand or administer the contract.

Outcomes
At the end of the course those who have attended will understand:

  • The different types of contract available within the NEC suite and when they will be most applicable
  • The overriding philosophy and culture of the NEC contracts that are common to all
  • All of the contract documents involved and their relative importance
  • Each of the core principles of the contract which include defined terms, communication, early warnings, contractors responsibilities, payment, defects, liabilities and termination.
  • The importance and significance of the programme and how it will be managed contractually for the life of the project
  • How change will be managed, and in particular the principles of Compensation Events and the strict processes and timescales involved


Who would benefit?
Any one involved in the running or administration of a construction project, which will include:

  • Project managers
  • Contract managers
  • Commercial managers
  • Quantity surveyorsø
  • Planners
  • Engineers
  • Estimators
  • Tender and Proposals Engineers
  • Designers / Architectsø


Key topics covered
This course will cover the following key topics:

1. Objectives of NEC contracts and range of Contracts available

  • Fundamental essences that are common to all of the contracts
  • Range of contracts available and when they will be applicable


2. ECC Contract and associated Contract Strategy

  • Core clauses
  • Options A-F
  • Secondary Options
  • Z clause amendments


3. Contract Data

  • Contract data part 1
  • Contract data part 2


4. Section 1 of the Contract

  • 'Spirit of mutual trust and co-operation'
  • Defined and identified terms
  • Communications
  • Project Manager
  • Ambiguities and inconsistencies


5. Early Warnings

  • What early warnings are
  • How they should be managed


6. Contractors Responsibilities

  • Design
  • People
  • Working with Others
  • Subcontracting


7. Time / Programme

  • Level of detail required of a programme
  • Acceptance of a programme
  • Revising a programme
  • Acceleration


8. Testing and Defects

  • What is a defect?
  • Acceptance of defects


9. Payment

  • Definition of prices
  • Definition of price for work done to date and activity schedule / bill of quantities
  • Target cost share
  • Schedule of cost components


10. Compensation events

  • What is a compensation event?
  • Notification
  • Quotation
  • Assessment
  • Implementation


11. Adjudication

  • The process and timescales involved


12. Summary

  • Summary of workshop
  • Open forum for questions

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