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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822823203321

Autore

Rowlinson Michael

Titolo

A practical guide to the NEC3 professional services contract / / Michael Rowlinson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012

ISBN

1-118-40640-0

1-280-67841-0

9786613655349

1-118-40638-9

1-118-40637-0

1-118-40639-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (266 p.)

Disciplina

343.4107/8

Soggetti

Civil engineering contracts - Great Britain

Architectural contracts - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Background to the NEC family of contracts -- The options: an overview -- "Spirit of mutual trust and cooperation" -- The cast of characters -- Communications, early warnings and other general matters -- The parties' main responsibilities -- Subconsulting -- Quality -- Title -- Indemnity, insurance and liability -- Time -- Payment -- Compensation events : theory and events -- Compensation events : procedures -- Compensation events : assessment -- Termination -- Dispute resolution -- Secondary options -- Completing the contract dataents -- The supporting documents : need and content.

Sommario/riassunto

Currently in its third edition, the NEC suite has become one of the UK's leading families of standard forms of contract for major construction and civil engineering projects. Part of the NEC suite, the Professional Services Contract (PSC) was drafted with the same process-based approach and objectives, offering a standard contract for the appointment of consultants providing professional services in an engineering or construction project. Embodying best practice in terms of project management, the basic philosophy of the PSC differs from



the principles and approach of other standard contracts