Introduction to the NEC4 Term Service Contract
- Understand how to prepare an NEC4 Term Service Contract.
- Manage an NEC4 Term Service Contract effectively.
- Learn about core clauses and secondary options in NEC4 TSC.
- Understand the key contract processes and responsibilities.
- Manage post-contract aspects like change, payment, and quality.
Overview
The NEC4 Term Service Contract training course aims to equip participants with the knowledge and skills to effectively prepare and manage NEC4 Term Service Contracts. The course covers key contract processes, such as contract data preparation, scope definition, pricing options, early warnings, quality management, payment, and change management. Participants will gain an understanding of core clauses, secondary options, and post-contract management strategies. The course is designed to enhance participants' ability to navigate and utilize NEC4 Term Service Contracts efficiently.
Who should attend
Contract Managers
Training objectives:
- To understand how to prepare an NEC4 Term Service Contract – main and secondary options
selection, preparing Contract Data, preparing the Scope, defining the Affected Property,
considering pricing options for regular, call‐off and bespoke service elements - To understand how to manage an NEC4 Term Service Contract, especially the key contract
processes for the Plan, early warnings, quality management, payment and change
management (compensation events and Tasks)
Session 1 0900‐1030 – NEC4 Term Service Contract – Core clauses and secondary options.
- NEC suite of contracts – overview of the various contracts, their ethos, layout and function
- The Term Service family contracts – Term Service, TS Short and TS Subcontract
- NEC terminology – including TSC Defined Terms
- Changes (pre‐contract) in NEC4 (June 2017) and why they were made
- Roles & Responsibilities
- Breakout room exercise – Responsibilities, communications and delegated powers
- Overview of NEC4 TSC core clauses
- Main and secondary option clauses
- Z clauses
- Individual exercise – Finding your way around the contract
1030‐1100 Break including a 15‐minute individual exercise
Session 2 1100‐1230 – NEC4 TSC Pre‐contract ‐ Understanding the contract documents.
- Writing the key Contract Data
- Breakout rooms exercise – preparing a summary of the key Contract Data
- Understanding the pricing principles for core and call‐off services and Task Orders
- Understanding Client & Contractor liabilities – and the insurance provision
- Preparing the Scope
- Breakout rooms exercise – making sure that the Scope is complete and precise
- Defining the Affected Property
1230‐1315 Lunch
Session 3 1315‐1445 NEC – Post‐contract ‐ Managing the Term Service Contract (1)
- Pre‐start checklist
- Breakout room exercise – Preparing a pre‐start action plan
- Managing Risk – Early warnings, EW meetings and the using EW Register effectively
- Managing Time ‐ Managing the Plan and (task order) programmes
- Managing Quality – Quality management system; tests and inspections; defects and defect
resolution - Managing Payment
1445‐1500 Break
Session 4 1500‐1630 NEC – Post‐contract – Managing the Term Service Contract (2)
- Managing change – review of the different types of service/task in the contract, how they are
instructed and how they are paid for. - Managing Change – types of compensation events in the TSC
- Managing Change – compensation event process ‐notification, quotation, assessment,
implementation - Group exercise – compensation event scenario
- Changes (post‐contract) in NEC4 (June 2017) and why they were made
- Common problems with TS contracts – how to avoid them, if possible, and how to deal with
them - Review/Summing Up
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