Following the March 2017 announcement by the NEC, it has been confirmed that the future of NEC has been reshaped with the introduction of NEC4.
NEC has listened to the extensive feedback from the industry and made the necessary changes to align commercial intentions with workability and operational delivery. In addition, they have added a number of new contracts to bridge the gaps where necessary.
New Additions A significant change includes the introduction of new forms of contract including the NEC4 Design Build Operate Contract (DB0) and the Alliance Contract (ALC).
The DBO contract will allow users to procure a more integrated delivery solution by linking the various functions (design, construction, operation and maintenance) for a project life cycle solution from a single supplier.
The ALC (currently under consultation) is intended to provide a solution for users who wish to fully integrate the delivery team for large complex projects.
New Features In addition to the new forms of contract; new features have been introduced to the suite including a process for identifying opportunities to improve the outcome of the project (this is about collaboration and efficiency after all!).
The PSC, TSC and SC contracts will now use defined cost in the same way as the ECC; introducing congruence throughout.
New provisions have also been introduced into the ECC to further support the design and build method of delivery.
The NEC4 also introduces a new escalation period for dispute resolution prior to formal proceedings.
These are just a few of the changes which the NEC4 will bring, but are you still getting to grips with NEC3 and the contractual procedures that need to be followed?
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