NEC3/4 ECC Mid-Project Workshop

Workshop Objectives

By the end of this workshop, delegates should:

• Have strengthened their project working relationships with colleagues from their organisations and others.
• Have refreshed their knowledge of the NEC3 (or NEC4) Engineering & Construction Contract (ECC) core and option clauses, and the main project management processes (Early Warnings, Accepted Programme, Defects and Compensation Events).
• Understand the detail of the roles and responsibilities of the Employer (Client-NEC4), Contractor, Project Manager and Supervisor – and the risk of not fulfilling those roles if not “acting in accordance with the contract”.
• Have considered how well project communications are working and if there are any changes needed to the project organisation structure, roles and communication channels.
• Have reviewed the way in which the programme is used on the project and how well that reflects the contractual obligations on Project Manager and Contractor.
• Have reviewed how early warnings and the Risk Register are being used on the project and how their use could be improved.
• Have reviewed how compensation events are being managed on the project and how their use could be improved.
• Be aware of the improved dispute avoidance procedures introduced in NEC4 and how they could be applied to this project.

Programme

0900-0915 – Introductions/Health & Safety

0915 – 1045 Session 1 – Review of current project status

• Detailed interactive poll – using smartphones participants will be asked (anonymously) about 20 questions about their view of the project. This will highlight the priority issues for the day
• Discussion about poll results & areas for action/improvement to be discussed through the day
  • Timings of communications
  • Accepted Programme
  • Risk/Early Warning Register
• NEC ECC refresher on terminology, roles & responsibilities, Contract Data, Scope/Works Information
• Exercise (Individual)– Finding your way around the contract obligations

1045-1100 Break

1100-1230 Session 2 – NEC3/4 ECC Contract changes/Use of the Accepted Programme

• Overview of NEC4 ECC changes and why they were introduced (which will illustrate some of the continuing issues to be faced in ongoing use of NEC3 contracts); Consider if there are potential ideas to be implemented on this project
• Programme history – submission, acceptance and regular updating
• Programme content – incorporating progress on site, interfaces with Employer/Others, what is driving “planned Completion”
• Exercise (small groups) – including the impact of multiple concurrent compensation events on programmes

1230-1315 Lunch

1315-1445 Session 3 – Managing compensation events

• Interactive poll – compensation event processes
• Discussion – project CE register – how many of each type of CE?
• Review clause 61 requirements for notification
• Clause 62-64 – Quotations & Assessment
• Exercise – preparing quotation for three concurrent compensation events
• Discussion – Dealing with errors/ambiguities in tender data
• Implementing compensation events
• Amending the pricing/payment document – Activity Schedule/Bill of Quantities

1445-1500 Break

1500-1615 Session 4 – Early warnings, Payment, Defects; Project scenarios

• Review of early warning processes
• Discussion – considering all “open” matters on the Risk Register & how to progress them
• Exercise (small groups) – early warnings yes or no
• Payment process – check that process is working well
• Defects – Testing & Inspection –
• Defects – notification ; timing for resolution of defects
• Dispute Avoidance – NEC4 processes that may help
• Project scenario (for the last half hour) will take the form of a small group exercise, responding to a developing project scenario introduced by the trainer. It will cover early warnings – changes – programme – defects- compensation events & dispute avoidance

1615-1630 Summing Up & Questions – including agreed list of project actions to be implemented

Course Duration: 1 Day Workshop

Cost £245