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The NEC4 engineering and construction contract : a commentary / Brian Eggleston.

By: Eggleston, Brian (Brian C.)Material type: TextTextPublication details: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley Blackwell, 2019Edition: 3rd edDescription: xiii, 381 p.)ISBN: 9781119478751 (hbk.)Subject(s): Civil engineering contracts -- Great Britain | Construction contracts -- Great BritainDDC classification: 343.4107862
Contents:
1. Introduction -- 2. Changes from ECC 3 -- 3. Main options -- 4. Secondary option clauses -- 5. Contract documents -- 6. Key players -- 7. General core clauses -- 8. Obligations and responsibilities of the contractor -- 9. Time (and related matters) -- 10. Quality management -- 11. Payments -- 12. ECC 4 compensation event schemes -- 13. Listed compensation events -- 14. Notifying compensation events -- 15. Quotations for compensation events -- 16. Assessment of compensation events -- 17. Title -- 18. Liabilities and insurance -- 19. Termination -- 20. Dispute avoidance and resolution -- 21. NEC 4 engineering and construction subcontract -- 22. Legal decisions on NEC-based contracts.
Summary: The authoritative guide to the NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract. The New Engineering Contract (NEC) is one of the leading standard forms of contract for major construction and infrastructure projects. The latest edition of the contract (NEC4) is now a suite of contracts widely used in the UK, Australia, Hong Kong, South Africa, Ireland, and New Zealand. This timely and important book provides a detailed commentary on the latest edition of the main NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract (NEC4 ECC) form. It explains how the contract is intended to operate and examines each clause to consider its application and legal interpretation. It also draws upon the author's highly successful third edition of the book covering the previous contract. It identifies and comments on the changes between the current and previous version of the form. After a brief introduction to the new edition of the form, The NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract offers in-depth chapters covering everything from main options and secondary option clauses to risk assurances and NEC 4 family contracts. In between, readers will learn about general core clauses, the obligations and responsibilities of the contractor, testing and defects, payments, compensation events, and much more. Covers the latest version of the NEC Engineering and Construction Contract, the leading standard form contract for major construction projects; Examines the new contract clause by clause and compares it with the previous edition; Previous editions were widely acknowledged as detailed and fair analyses of the NEC contracts; Written by a highly regarded contracts commentator, experienced arbitrator, and adjudicator. The NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract: A Commentary is an excellent book for construction industry professionals working for clients, employers, main contractors, project managers, subcontractors, and specialist contractors.
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First published in 1996 by Blackwell Science as The New Engineering Contract : A Commentary.

Previous ed.: 2006 retitled as The NEC3 Engineering and Construction Contract : A Commentary.

1. Introduction -- 2. Changes from ECC 3 -- 3. Main options -- 4. Secondary option clauses -- 5. Contract documents -- 6. Key players -- 7. General core clauses -- 8. Obligations and responsibilities of the contractor -- 9. Time (and related matters) -- 10. Quality management -- 11. Payments -- 12. ECC 4 compensation event schemes -- 13. Listed compensation events -- 14. Notifying compensation events -- 15. Quotations for compensation events -- 16. Assessment of compensation events -- 17. Title -- 18. Liabilities and insurance -- 19. Termination -- 20. Dispute avoidance and resolution -- 21. NEC 4 engineering and construction subcontract -- 22. Legal decisions on NEC-based contracts.

The authoritative guide to the NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract. The New Engineering Contract (NEC) is one of the leading standard forms of contract for major construction and infrastructure projects. The latest edition of the contract (NEC4) is now a suite of contracts widely used in the UK, Australia, Hong Kong, South Africa, Ireland, and New Zealand. This timely and important book provides a detailed commentary on the latest edition of the main NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract (NEC4 ECC) form. It explains how the contract is intended to operate and examines each clause to consider its application and legal interpretation. It also draws upon the author's highly successful third edition of the book covering the previous contract. It identifies and comments on the changes between the current and previous version of the form. After a brief introduction to the new edition of the form, The NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract offers in-depth chapters covering everything from main options and secondary option clauses to risk assurances and NEC 4 family contracts. In between, readers will learn about general core clauses, the obligations and responsibilities of the contractor, testing and defects, payments, compensation events, and much more. Covers the latest version of the NEC Engineering and Construction Contract, the leading standard form contract for major construction projects; Examines the new contract clause by clause and compares it with the previous edition; Previous editions were widely acknowledged as detailed and fair analyses of the NEC contracts; Written by a highly regarded contracts commentator, experienced arbitrator, and adjudicator. The NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract: A Commentary is an excellent book for construction industry professionals working for clients, employers, main contractors, project managers, subcontractors, and specialist contractors.

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