NEC4: Engineering and Construction Contract

The NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract (ECC) has been developed to be used in the engineering, building and construction industries. From major infrastructure projects to highways construction, this contract enables you to deliver projects on time, on budget and to the highest standards.

This is the core document from which the options A-F are extracted. It contains all core clauses and secondary option clauses, together with the schedules of cost components and forms for contract data.

CONTENTS:

Core Clauses

• 1 General
• 2 The Contractor’s main responsibilities
• 3 Time
• 4 Quality management
• 5 Payment
• 6 Compensation events
• 7 Title
• 8 Liabilities and insurance
• 9 Termination

 
Main Option Clauses

• Option A: Priced contract with activity schedule
• Option B: Priced contract with bill of quantities
• Option C: Target contract with activity schedule
• Option D: Target contract with bill of quantities
• Option E: Cost reimbursable contract
• Option F: Management contract

 
Resolving and Avoiding Disputes

• Option W1
• Option W2
• Option W3

 
Secondary Option Clauses

• Option X1: Price adjustment for inflation (used only with Options A, B, C and D)
• Option X2: Changes in the law
• Option X3: Multiple currencies (used only with Options A and B)
• Option X4: Ultimate holding company guarantee
• Option X5: Sectional Completion
• Option X6: Bonus for early Completion
• Option X7: Delay damages
• Option X8: Undertakings to the Client or Others
• Option X9: Transfer of rights
• Option X10: Information modelling
• Option X11: Termination by the Client
• Option X12: Multiparty collaboration (not used with Option X20)
• Option X13: Performance bond
• Option X14: Advanced payment to the Contractor 59Option X15: The Contractor’s design
• Option X16: Retention (not used with Option F)
• Option X17: Low performance damages
• Option X18: Limitation of liability
• Option X20: Key Performance Indicators (not used with Option X12)
• Option X21: Whole life cost
• Option X22: Early Contractor involvement (used only with Options C and E)

Note Option X19 is not used
 

• Option Y(UK)1: Project Bank Account
• Option Y(UK)2: The Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996
• Option Y(UK)3: The Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999
• Option Z: Additional conditions of contract
• Schedule of Cost Components
• Short Schedule of Cost Components
• Contract Data
• Part one – Data provided by the Client
• Part two – Data provided by the Contractor
• Index