Overview of the NEC - Is the NEC always suitable?
TAGS: Contract Strategy/Flexibility, Discussion, NEC, NEC3, NEC4
Overview of the NEC - Is the NEC always suitable? In this video, the panel discuss whether the NEC form of contract is always the best option for a project and, if ‘Yes’ how to apply it.
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An NEC interview with the Chairman of the APM C&P SIG
TAGS: Contract Strategy/Flexibility, NEC, NEC3
Jon is interviewed here in his role as chair of the APM’s Contracts & procurement SIG, before focussing on the NEC3 Professional Services Short Contract which Jon led the development of
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Beyond Collaboration with Connect Plus
TAGS: Contract Strategy/Flexibility, NEC, NEC3
Chris Richardson of Connect Plus, the organisation that maintains the M25, explains the issues that they have, before Jon outlines the innovative approach they are taking to their future frameworks.
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Alliancing Strategy for New Zealand Coal Mine - Part 1
TAGS: Contract Strategy/Flexibility
This video is a presentation which Jon gave at the Association for Project Management conference on 'Contracting for Benefits'. In it, Jon explains how he worked with New Zealand's national coal mining company, Solid Energy (NZ) Ltd, to select and contract with an Australian coal mining company in order to transform the operation of their largest coal mine and double its working life.
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NEC: Why aren't options B and D used much?
TAGS: Contract Strategy/Flexibility, NEC, NEC3, NEC4, Payment
There is a clear preference in the UK market for Options A and C : is there a contractual, legally, technical, or practical reason for that? Jon, Ian, Rob and Ewen discuss this and whether other alternatives are being missed?
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Why do Options C, D and E let the Project Manager disallow costs?
TAGS: Administration, Contract Strategy/Flexibility, NEC, NEC3, NEC4, Payment
Disallowed Cost is a subject that makes almost everyone, no matter which side of the contract they sit on, slightly hot under the collar. The fab four discuss why ‘Disallowed Cost’ is needed as a provision, what happens when it is wrongly applied and practical steps to avoid people getting hot under the collar!
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How do I recover my Subcontractors overheads?
TAGS: Administration, Contract Strategy/Flexibility, NEC, NEC3, NEC4, Payment
NEC allows recovery of Defined Cost plus Fee with each payment option having a slightly different approach to the calculations. So how do you make sure that those definitions tie up with the supply chains, so that no one is either under or over recovering ?
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