Course Overview

This is a vital course for anyone involved with NEC contracts who requires a good practical understanding of the changes in NEC 4 . It’s ideal for employers, employer’s representatives – project managers, quantity surveyors, engineers, architects etc, contractors, subcontractors and suppliers.  Issues covered include:

Communications

• Can emails now be used for notifying Compensation Events?
• Can intranet systems be used for communicating?

Risk Management

• How has the Early Warning system changed?

Programmes

• How does the new default mechanism work when a programme has been submitted to the Project Manager, but has not been accepted?
• What additional information on Compensation Events is to be included in programmes for acceptance?

Payment

• How has the payment regime changed?
• How does the new final account regime work?
• Can daywork rates for labour and staff now be agreed in advance?
• How do the new value engineering clauses work?
• Should you opt for retention bonds?

Compensation Events

• Are there changes to the list of Compensation Events?
• What are the changes to the fee percentages?
• Has the Schedule of Cost Components changed significantly?
• What is the ‘dividing date’?

Other

• How are collateral warranties dealt with?
• What are the changes to the dispute resolution clauses?
• What changes in terminology do we need to be aware of?
• How has BIM been addressed?
• When should the new Alliance and DBO contracts be used?

Cost: £175 per delegate including VAT

Registration: 9.00am – 9.30am

Seminar: 9.30am – 12.30pm

This course is also taking place at the following locations and dates:

• Tuesday 3 October 2017 (9:00am to 12:30pm), The Kinmel Hotel – Abergele LL22 9AS
• Tuesday 17 October 2017 (9:00am to 12:30pm), Westlakes – Moor Row, Cumbria CA24 3JZ
• Tuesday 24 October 2017 (9:00am to 12:30pm), The Tickled Trout Hotel – Preston PR5 0UJ
• Tuesday 21 November 2017 (9:00am to 12:30pm), The Cedar Court Hotel – Wakefield WF4 3QZ