Suitable for any professional services contract between a Client and a Consultant. It is intended for appointments across various sectors, including civil engineering, building design, project management, surveying, and other consultancy services.
The PSC contract type is one of the core options within the NEC4 family. It is widely used for professional services in infrastructure, buildings, highways, and process plant projects.
The key parties on the NEC4 PSC type of contract are:
Service Manager
This is the client’s role under the contract. The Service Manager acts as the key contact within the client organisation, responsible for administering the contract and ensuring its performance.
Consultant
This outlines the supplier's role in the contract. The Consultant is the organisation or individual providing the professional services to the Client and is the main point of contact for service delivery.
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-PSC-Client Draft for SM
NEC-PSC-Client View Only
NEC-PSC-Consultant
NEC-PSC-Consultant Draft for SM
NEC-PSC-Service Manager
NEC-PSC-Supplier View Only
Roles and Responsibilities
Roles | Responsibilities / Key Activities |
Consultant | - Raise early warnings related to delay, cost, or performance issues - Raise Compensation Events - Submit quotations as requested - Submit assessments for the remaining service amounts - Notify the Service Manager of scope changes - Submit revised programmes if required - Communicate internally with the contract delivery team - Raise late notices where applicable - Request extensions to the period for providing services |
Service Manager | - Raise a contract - Raise early warnings related to delay, cost, or performance - Review and accept the Consultant’s submissions |
NEC PSC Contract Forms (Template Name: AppLibrary - NEC4 Professional Services Contract Manager)
A. Contract Information
01a Contract Data & Report
01b Distribution Setup
B. Early Warning
02 EWR by Consultant
03 EWR by Service Manager
C. Compensation Event Process
04 SMs Instruction
05 NCE by Consultant
06 NCE by SM
07 Instruction to Submit Quotation
08 Incidents Assessment
09 Quotation by Consultant
10 SMs Assessment
11 Extend Period for Reply
12 Notice of Late SM Reply
D. Communications
13 Consultant's Communication
14 SMs Communication
15 Request for Information
E. Certificates
16 Completion Certificate
17 Sectional Completion Certificate
18 Defect Notification by Service Manager
19 Delegation of SM Duties
20 Application for Payment
21 Payment Certificate
F. Programme Mgmt
22 Programme Submission