Kelvin Hughes

Understanding the NEC4 ECC Contract (eBook, ePUB)

A Practical Handbook

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

As usage of the NEC family of contracts continues to grow worldwide, so does the importance of understanding its clauses and nuances to everyone working in the built environment. This second edition of Understanding the NEC4 ECC Contract uses plain English to lead the reader through the NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract's key features. Chapters cover:

• Contractor's main responsibilities
• The use of early warnings
• Contractor's design
• Quality management
• Payment
• Liabilities and insurance
• Termination
• Avoiding and resolving disputes
• Tendering

Common problems experienced when using the Engineering and Construction Contract (ECC) are signalled to the reader throughout, and the correct way of reading each clause explained. The way the contract effects procurement processes, dispute resolution, project management and risk management are all addressed in order to direct the user to best practice. This second edition takes into account the updates to the contract released in 2019, 2020 and 2023, and brings the book up to date with the most current practice.

Written for construction professionals, by a practising international construction contract consultant, this handbook is the most straightforward, balanced and practical guide to the NEC4 ECC available. An ideal companion for employers, contractors, project managers, supervisors, engineers, architects, quantity surveyors, subcontractors and anyone else interested in working successfully with the NEC4 ECC.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 254
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Oktober 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040261859
• Artikelnr.: 72269689

Autorenporträt

Kelvin Hughes spent 18 years in commercial management with major contractors, then the past 31 years as a consultant, including a four-year senior lectureship at the University of Glamorgan (now University of South Wales). He has been a leading authority on the NEC since 1996, was Secretary of the NEC Users' Group for 10 years and has run over 2,000 NEC training courses.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction to the Book
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 0 Introduction
Chapter 1 The Contractor's main responsibilities
Chapter 2 Contractor's design
Chapter 3 Time and the Accepted Programme
Chapter 4 Quality management
Chapter 5 Payment
Chapter 6 Compensation events
Chapter 7 Title
Chapter 8 Liabilities and insurance
Chapter 9 Termination
Chapter 10 Resolving and avoiding disputes
Chapter 11 Tendering

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Introduction to the Book

Preface

Acknowledgments

Chapter 0 Introduction

Chapter 1 The Contractor's main responsibilities

Chapter 2 Contractor's design

Chapter 3 Time and the Accepted Programme

Chapter 4 Quality management

Chapter 5 Payment

Chapter 6 Compensation events

Chapter 7 Title

Chapter 8 Liabilities and insurance

Chapter 9 Termination

Chapter 10 Resolving and avoiding disputes

Chapter 11 Tendering