Difficulty recovering what’s owed on an NEC3 or NEC4 contract?
Reservations about getting too “legal” with the employer, in order to retain otherwise good relations?
If the answer to the above two questions is yes, then maybe our NEC contracts support services can help.
For over 25 years, our director has operated within both a Commercial Management & Project Management capacity – delivering a variety of NEC4 support services to the Building Construction, Civil Engineering, Rail, Underground, Power & Specialist Subcontractor sectors.
Training as both a Project Manager & Commercial Manager has obvious advantages. Knowledge of both Operational Works Delivery and Quantity Surveying functions, more often than not renders our perspective unique - in terms of our ability to understand both operational difficulties, and contractual reasoning surrounding why disputes have arose in the first place.
Once properly communicated, in effective ways that both sides can properly understand – Compensation Event disputes are quickly put to bed, without any need for escalation.
In our experience our intermediary service increases the likelihood of retaining the good will of your client, and in turn increases the likelihood of securing future work for your business.
Recent Projects:-
Telent Technology Services Limited - Rail / Installation of power SCADA
Commercial Manager / NEC4 Contracts Claims
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The works include the design, supply and installation of a new a SCADA master station system, human machine interface (HMI), communication systems backbone and remote terminal units to replace and consolidate the existing life expired systems. I was appointed initially to review several high value claims against Network Rail, which the company had been struggling to progress resolution of on their design and build MF/1 (Rev 4) form of contract.
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Smith Brothers Contracting Limited - High voltage electrical power
Claims Quantity Surveyor
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Resolution of a contractual dispute between SBC and their main contractor client, regarding numerous variation claims and a primary claim concerning a disputed trench width, which materialised post contract due to the vague wording of their bespoke design and build contract.
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UPM Tilhill - Specialist Groundworks Contractor - Highways / Groundworks
Claims Quantity Surveyor
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Resolution of contractual dispute between my client and Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering Ltd. Upon commencing their NEC3 contracts, my client found that methods of work envisaged at tender stage were no longer applicable, due to the changing physical condition of the ground, caused by abnormal weather conditions which ‘hard baked’ the site.
Rail, Civils & Construction Ltd Rail - Underground & Civils Senior
Quantity Surveyor / NEC4 Contracts claims
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Resolution of contractual disputes between my client and Transport for London (TFL), concerning a £4 million framework contract procured under NEC3 Contracts Option A. The works involved minor civil works I.e. replacing nosing stones and tactile paving to numerous underground station.
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Tube Lines Ltd Underground - Procurement Agent
NEC4 Contracts Administrator
Responsible for the delivery of three projects, namely the fire systems upgrade (NEC3 Contracts option A), Stanmore station final accounts (NEC3 Contracts Option A), and the communications and SCADA whole life contract - £50 million NEC4 Contracts Option C Target cost.
Balfour Beatty Rail Limited - Rail & Civils Major Works
Commercial Manager
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BBRL were awarded the £35 million Gretna to Annan ‘track re-doubling’ project by Network Rail under an ICE Design & Build contract. The projects commercial team subsequently struggled to stay on top of contractual correspondence and manage change, I was appointed to help steer the project back on track.
AMCO Rail Limited - Rail & Civils Minor Works
Managing Quantity Surveyor
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I was appointed by AMCO when the company secured a new framework contract through Network Rail under a JCT Measured term contract worth approx. £5 million / year. A new team had been assembled who had little or no knowledge of contract procedures, and I was brought in to help steer the project while a permanent commercial manager could be appointed.
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