The Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works (MCHW) is used for the preparation of the majority of UK highway construction contract documents (both new works and maintenance). The current version is suitable for use with a variety of Forms of Contract.
This training course considers the content of the Manual, highlighting key elements of the suite to delegates acting on behalf of either the Employer or the Contractor, in tandem with volumes 1 and 2 of the Manual of Contract Documents for Highways Works (ie the Specification for Highway Works and the Notes for Guidance on the Specification for Highway Works).
Course Outline:
Session 1 - Introduction
- Trunk Roads and Trunk Road standards.
- The uses of the Manual of Contract
- Documents for Highway Works.
- How the system fits together.
Session 2 - History
- How the Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works was derived and the various forms it has taken since its inception.
Session 3 - Outline of the Component Parts.
- Indication of function of each and their inter-relationship.
Session 4 - Volume 0 - Model Contract Document for Major Works and Implementation Requirements.
Session 5 - Volume 1 - Specification for Highway Works and Volume 2 - Notes for Guidance on the Specification for Highway Works.
- How they operate with examples of Numbered Appendices.
Session 6 - Volume 3/3A - Highway Construction Details.
Session 7 - Volume 4 - Bill of Quantities for Highway Works.
- How rates are compiled and the importance of Item Coverages.
Session 8 - Volume 5 - Specialist Activities.
Session 9 - Volume 6 - Departmental Standards and Advice Notes on Contract Documentation and Site Supervision.
Session 10 - Preparing contracts using the MCHW.
- The elements that combine to produce a contract based on the MCHW. The order in which these elements should appear in such contracts.
Session 11 - Layout of a typical contract based on the MCHW & NEC3
- The key elements of a highway contract compiled using the MCHW and based on the use of NEC3 as the Form of Contract.
Session 12 - Review and Discussion
Mode of Delivery:
Tutor presentations.
Benefits of Attending:
- Learn to compile contracts using the MCHW,
- interpret documents produced by others based on the MCHW,
- understand the role of each element of the Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works in the preparation and execution of highway contracts,
- be familiar with how contracts are compiled using individual parts of the MCHW, and
- be able to compile or interpret MCHW bills of quantities.
Intended For:
- Those involved in the preparation of tenders for highway schemes (both new works and maintenance construction)
- Those undertaking works of new construction and maintenance on highways on contracts which have been prepared using the Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works
Pre-Course Requirements:
Delegates attending this course must bring with them a copy of a reasonably current version of volumes 1 and 2 of the Manual of Contract Documents for Highways Works ie the Specification for Highway Works and the Notes for Guidance on the Specification for Highway Works.
