What is a clause 31 Programme?
What is a clause 31 Programme?
Core clause 31.1 requires that if a programme is not identified in the contract data, the contractor should submit its first programme for acceptance within the period stated in the contract data.
What is a clause 32?
Clause 32 states that the contractor includes any other changes which it ‘proposes to make to the Accepted Programme’. This should include the forecast effects of all known delays and compensation events (implemented or not) at each progress date, such that the overall programme is realistic and practicable.
What is a clause 62 Programme?
CLAUSE 62 – Quotations – comprise proposed changes to the Prices, Completion Dates or Key Dates, each one to be supported by details of the Contractor’s assessment including any alterations to the Accepted Programme.
What is time risk allowance?
In simple terms, time-risk allowance is the dura- tion allowed for each activity that has been assessed by the contractor as a period of time risk necessary to ensure that the activity will be completed by the date required.
Who owns terminal float?
the contractor
Terminal float The ECC assesses the impact of delay by reference to the contractor’s planned completion date, not the contractual completion date (clause 63.3). This means that the contractor’s terminal float remains untouched when assesing an extension of time; in other words, the contractor owns the terminal float.
What is accepted programme?
Within the NEC Engineering and Construction Contract (ECC), the ‘accepted programme’, is identified within the Contract Data. The contractor prepares a programme for the works, which is then submitted to the project manager for their approval. If it is approved, this becomes the ‘accepted programme’.
What is a clause 60 programme?
Clause 60 – Compensation Events This refers to the information provided under bullet 7 under Clause 31.2 – failure by the Employer to meet it results in a compensation event. (3) The Employer does not provide something which he is to provide by the date for providing it shown on the Accepted Programme.
What is a clause 60 Programme?
What is NEC time risk allowance?
Time risk allowances are a required part of an ECC project programme (clause 31.2). If a contractor identifies an activity float in the programme as a “time risk allowance”, that is protected in the same way as the terminal float. In other words, “the contractor owns the time risk allowances”.
What is free float in NEC?
Free Float is the amount of time an activity can be delayed beyond its early start/early finish dates without delaying the early start or early finish of any immediately following activity.
Does the contractor own the float?
Traditionally, it has been accepted that the float is a ‘buffer’ and risk management tool for the benefit of the contractor (meaning that the contractor ‘owns the float’).
Who owns free float in NEC?
the Contractor
That float is then owned by the Contractor as under NEC delay is assessed by reference to the planned Completion, not the Completion Date. The terminal float is preserved for the benefit of the Contractor and is not something which can be used to mitigate the effect of a Compensation Event.