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ECC - Engineering and Construction Contract

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Suitable for any construction-based contract between a Client and a Contractor. It is intended for all sections of the industry, including civil, building, nuclear, oil & gas, etc.

The ECC contract type is the most frequently used contract type from the NEC4 family. It is used in high-profile and everyday projects such as infrastructure, buildings, highways and process plants.

The key parties on the NEC4 ECC type of contract are:

Client

This is the organisation with which the Contractor has a contract, also called the client organisation.

Project Manager

This is the client's role on the contract. The Project Manager is the main contact person in the client organisation to oversee the contract.

Supervisor

The Supervisor works for the Client and checks that the works are constructed following the contract.

Contractor

This outlines the supplier's role in the contract. The Contractor is the main contact person within the Supplier organisation to oversee the contract.

In the Asite NEC4 Contract Manager, most of the roles used in your contract process may already be defined in the project to which you are given access. See examples below:

  • NEC-ECC-Client Draft for PM

  • NEC-ECC-Client View Only

  • NEC-ECC-Contractor

  • NEC-ECC-Contractor Draft for PM

  • NEC-ECC-Project Manager

  • NEC-ECC-Supervisor

  • NEC-ECC-Supplier View Only

For any questions regarding the configuration of roles, role privileges and form permissions specific to your project requirements related to the Contract process, please contact your Asite Professional Services Consultant.

Roles and Responsibilities

Roles

Responsibilities / Key Activities

Contractor

- Raises early warnings with delay, cost and performance implications

- Raise Compensation events

- Submit the instructions to submit a quotation

- Submit Quotations against CE

- Submit the Assessment for the final remaining amount

- Raise changes in scope

- Raise Programme Submission

- Communicate internally for queries with the Contract team

- Raise late notices

- Raise the extension period

Project Manager

- Raise a Contract

- Raise early warnings with delay, cost and performance implications

- Review and acceptance of the Contractor’s design

- Decide on the date of completion

- Instruct the Contractor to submit/resubmit quotations

- Acceptance of submitted quotations

- Notify the contractor of compensation events

- Raise an assessment against CE

- Review Compensation events

- Raise the extension period

- Review completion certificates

- Certify final payment for termination

Supervisor

- Communicate with the contractor for contract-related queries

- Raise defects in a Contract and notify the contractor of the defects

NEC ECC Contract Forms

A. Contract Information

  • 00 Section Distribution Group

  • 01 Contract Data & Report

B. Early Warning

  • 02 EWR by Contractor

  • 03 EWR by PM

C. Compensation Event Process

  • 04 PMs Instruction

  • 05 NCE by Contractor

  • 06 NCE by PM

  • 07 Instruction to Submit Quotation

  • 08 Incidents Assessment

  • 09 Quotation by Contractor

  • 10 PMs Assessment

  • 11 Extend the Period for Reply

  • 12 Notice for Late PM Reply

D. Communications

  • 13 Contractors Communication

  • 14 PMs Communication

  • 15 Supervisor's Communication

  • 16 Contractor's Request for Information

E. Certificates

  • 17 Completion Certificate

  • 18 Defect Notification by Supervisor

  • 19 Defects Certificate

  • 20 Delegation of PM Duties

  • 21 Delegation of Supervisor Duties

  • 22 Sectional Takeover Certificate

  • 23 Sectional Completion Certificate

  • 24 Takeover Certificate

  • 25 Payment Certificate

  • 26 Application for Payment

F. Programme Mgmt

  • 27 Programme Submission


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