NEC4: A Guide for Better Delivery of Projects in the Building Sector

NEC4: A Guide for Better Delivery of Projects in the Building Sector is a practical guide to the effective use of the NEC suite of contracts on building projects. Written for an international readership, the book gives an overview of the NEC4 Suite of Contracts, showing how they can be used to deliver better outcomes on building projects. It also compares the contracts with other standard forms, including JCT 2016, FIDIC and PPC2000 contracts, providing an overview of their structure, applicability, strengths and weaknesses. Topics covered in the book include the NEC4 procurement options, approaches to risk management, programme, payment and change management, and NEC4 dispute resolution processes. Written in an accessible style, the book clearly explains the benefits of using the NEC contract and will help to dispel a common misperception of the NEC as being solely for civil engineering projects.

Kelvin Hughes is a senior Partner at KH Consultants LLB and has over 45 years’ experience in the construction industry, including 18 years in commercial management with major contractors, then the past 28 years as a consultant, including a four-year senior lectureship at the University of Glamorgan (now “University of South Wales”). He has been a leading authority on the NEC contract since 1996, and has advised and run over 1,700 in-house and public courses worldwide on NEC, FIDIC, JCT, IChemE and other local international contracts, from Introduction up to Masterclass level. He was previously Secretary of the NEC Users’ Group and is the author of seven previous titles on the NEC suite of contracts.