Synopsis
NEC4 Practical Solutions is an invaluable guide to the NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract, providing a range of concise practical solutions for practitioners using NEC4 contract forms. With a focus on implementing good practice, this accessible guide will help the reader to avoid common project pitfalls, and to implement best practice, ensuring the delivery of successful, effective and efficient projects. The authors are both NEC consultants who have been actively involved in writing NEC documents for nearly 20 years and extensive practical experience handling queries received by the NEC Users Group Helpdesk. The book follows the same structure as the ECC contract form, and uses a question and answer format for ease of reference. Each chapter also includes further thoughts and top tips, and references to further guidance. The book will provide readers with a helpful problem-solving tool, and a compendium of hints, tips and answers to common queries and problems that occur in practice. Written for construction professionals, NEC4 Practical Solutions is an ideal companion for both experienced professionals and early career practitioners. It will be essential reading for engineers, surveyors, architects, project managers, supervisors, consultants, contractors, subcontractors, and anyone else working with, or interested in working successfully with, the NEC4 suite of contracts.
About the Author
Robert Alan Gerrard is a chartered quantity surveyor with 30 years experience of setting up and managing contracts in the UK and overseas. He specialises in procurement and project management, and is experienced in financial control, contract preparation and administration, including the consideration, evaluation and resolution of contractual claims. He has been the NEC User s Group Secretary since 2005, and authored some of the documents in the NEC3 family. He is a full time NEC consultant and has run numerous NEC training courses, working with NEC contracts since 1996. He is also an Examiner for the ICE Law & Contract Management examinations. Stuart Kings provides training and consultancy throughout the world on NEC contracts and has authored numerous articles. He gained a doctorate in improving the effectiveness of tender documentation. Through work in all industry sectors he has gained a detailed practical knowledge of the NEC suite of contracts and the ingredients to successful project delivery. He developed the NEC3 ECC Accredited Project Manager programme for the NEC and is also a director and co-founder of Sypro Management Ltd. which specialises in on-line NEC contract management.
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