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In his first editorial as NEC User's Group Chair, John Welch suggests to NEC users on how they can help to deliver all-important social value outcomes for their projects.

When a contractor’s notified compensation event is not accepted by the project manager, the contractors should follow the contract when submitting a programme for acceptance.

NEC Users’ Group member National Highways (formerly Highways England) has just let a £3.6 billion NEC4-based road-renewals framework to 50 suppliers

This practice note is written to highlight the importance of paying the Living Wage throughout the supply chain.

Defined cost is used to assess compensation events in all NEC3 and NEC4 ECC main options and for routine payments in the cost-reimbursable options.

Ricky Lau Chun-kit has become the new chair of the NEC Asia Pacific Users’ Group (APUG). He succeeds SH Lam, following Lam’s retirement in October.

New Civil Engineer has released a new episode of its podcast series in which John Welch and Andrew McNaughton talk about the impact NEC has had on the construction industry.

The confidence given by the judgment in a recent case is likely to encourage greater use of option W1.

‘Resource-thickening’ in quotations can be difficult to assess. Contractors and project managers should discuss and agree how best to address quantification assessments and appropriate methods to use.

NEC-procured projects won 7 awards, including Project of the Year, at the 2021 British Construction Industry Awards.