Table 3: NEC4 ECC – Practice Note 1.1

‘NEC4 ECC – PRACTICE NOTE 1.1 Assessing delays due to compensation events

This practice note has been prepared for the NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract, as amended in January 2019. It is an updated version of the practice note originally issued following the publication of NEC4 in 2017. This update takes into account the changed drafting of clause 63.5, which clarifies how the contract is managed. The approach set out in this note should be followed on other NEC4 contracts.

The key requirements for assessing delays to Completion Dates and Key Dates due to a compensation event under ECC clause 63.5 are to determine the effect that the compensation event has upon planned completions and