nec 3 introduction - quigg golden.pptx

NEC 3: Introductionoduction?The rudiments of NEC?New (No, really quite mature)?Engineering (No, anything really)?Contract (No, a contracting system)A Brief History of NEC1985 ICE review alternative contract missioned new style of contract1991First consultative edition produced1993Edition 1 published1994“Constructing the Team” Latham 1994, singled out NEC for good practice1995Edition 2 published, all 13 Latham principles adopted 1999Short form published2005Edition 3 published and existing contracts updated. New Term Service and Framework contract published2006June 2006 amendments2013April 2013 amendmentsStill the New Engineering Contract? NEC Amendments April 2013 the NEC??Constructing the Team - Sir Michael Latham 1994?Rethinking Construction – Sir John Egan 1998?Achieving Excellence – OGC 2003?HM Treasuryc Characteristics of NEC?Contractor lead?Mutual trust and co-operation (edition 2 onwards)?Good management encouraged (not just rights and obligations)?Procedure driven?Programme given HUGE prominence ?Recognising risk and dealing with it as you go rather than allocating blame afterwards?Clear and distinct roles for those involved ?Minimises subjective phrases such as fair, reasonable, opinionc Characteristics of NEC?Modular approach?Interlocking contracts . Subcontract, PSC, Adjudicator?Logical contracts (can be described in flow charts)?Written in simple English (and in the present tense)?Certainty of actions and e?Flexible approach allows use in multi discipline projects and a wide range of projects?Can be used internationallyg the NEC?Works well where used properly?Allows great flexibility in public and private sectors?Easy to apportion design responsibility?Use the main options to decide big issues such as pricing options?Tailor with secondary options Present Family of NEC Contracts?NEC3 April 2013 plete family of contracts (39 documents including guidance notes and flow charts)A typical project using NEC ContractsClientProject ManagerPSC or onsultant Sup