Description
The New Engineering Contract (NEC) is a modern day family of standard contracts that truly embraces the concept of partnership and encourages employers, designers, contractors and project managers to work together to achieve the client's objectives.

These Guidance Notes explain the reasons for some of the provisions in the Engineering and Construction Short Contract and provide practical advice, guidance and worked examples on how to use it.

Contents

• Introduction
• When to use the Short Contract
• The ECSE package
• Notes on the Clauses
• The UK Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996
• Joining subcontract disputes with main contract disputes
• Use of the ECSC as a subcontract
• Flow charts
• Acknowledgements
• Diagram 1
• Diagram 2
• Diagram 3
• Examples