NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract (ECC)

NEC4​ Engineering and Construction Contract (ECC)

CPD: 7 Hours

Venue: Laing O'Rourke, Level 22, 100 Mount St, North Sydney NSW 2060

The introductory one-day course, provides an overview of NEC4 contract suit by explaining how the contract support collaborative transformation and best practices at every project stage.

By the end of the course, you will be able to learn well about:

NEC4 suite of contracts

NEC characteristics and philosophy

An overview of the general principles of:

• Collaboration

• Early Warning

• Programme and Time

• Compensation Events

• Quality

• Other provisions

The documents forming the contract and how the standard form is amended for use in Australia and New Zealand.

Course Arrangement:

08:30-09:00 Registration

09:00-12:30 Morning session (15 mins break)

12:30- 13:00 Lunch

13:00- 17:00 Afternoon session (15mins break)

Collaboration has been established as the future of construction, and the NEC4 suite sets the gold standard for achieving it. These contracts support collaborative transformation and best practices at every project stage. The increasing adoption of NEC4 in Australia shows that the construction industry is no longer just discussing collaboration – but making it happen. This introductory one-day course, delivered by Australia’s leading NEC expert, provides a one-day introduction and overview of the main structure, content and mechanisms of the NEC4 contract suite. 

Trainer: Steve Evans FRICS

Steve Evans FRICS is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor, Builder, Engineer and Arbitrator – specialising in construction contract and dispute avoidance and resolution. Steve has extensive experience in delivering a range of construction contract training in Australia, New Zealand and the UK and he remains the only NEC accredited trainer in Australia. For the last three years he has chairs the RICS Australasia Commercial Management of Construction Conference.

Host or Publisher RICS Australia