The NEC suite of contracts continues to be used for a wide range of projects including civil engineering, process engineering and buildings.
Consisting of lectures supported by interactive case studies, this course provides a background to the NEC suite but also examines in detail the NEC3 Engineering & Construction Short Contract (April 2013).
Aims & Objectives:
At the end of the course, participants should be able to:
- Understand the philosophy of the ECC Short Contract and how it contributes to the effective management of a simple, low risk project
- Understand the more important clauses of the ECC Short Contract
- Appreciate the use of the Contract Data, Price List and Works and Site Information
- Understand the roles and responsibilities of the parties
- Prepare contract documents using the ECC Short Contract
Course Outline:
Course Outline:
Session 1: Introduction
Session 2: Tender Documents, Contract Data, Works Information and Site Information
Session 3: General Provisions
Session 4: Contractor's Main Responsibilities, Time and Defects
Session 5: Payment
Session 6: Compensation Events
Session 7: Title, Limitation of liability, indemnities and insurance
Session 8: Termination and disputes
Session 9: Inviting Tenders, Offer and Acceptance
This course consists of lectures supported by interactive case studies.
Intended For:
Practitioners who need to an awareness of the concept and practical issues regarding the NEC Engineering and Construction Short Contract.
