NEC: A New Benchmark for Contracts in the Construction Industry

NEC is a relatively new form of contract for procuring engineering works, goods and services. It was built from the ground up to solve common industry challenges and delivers major benefits to clients and contractors alike in terms of ushering in a collaborative mindset, offering significant flexibility to tailor to specific situations; offering a broad suite of contracts for application across multiple sectors and scopes of work; presenting a manual for good project management and contract administration; and encouraging a proactive attitude to managing risk. The seminar will cover:

• An introduction to the contract
• Its philosophy and development
• The family of contracts and their applications
• The contract structure and layout
• Case studies in use
• A high level compare and contrast to the GC21 and AS forms

Presented by Amri Denton Director, HKA

ABOUT AMRI

Amri Denton has over 20 years’ experience working in the construction industry. He was earlier involved in construction management and civil engineering design, then for the last 10 years, Amri has focussed on commercial leadership for construction capital and maintenance projects, particularly in the roads and river transport sectors. Amri is currently leading HKA’s team in delivering the first major deployment of NEC in Australia on Sydney Water’s multi-billion dollar P4S program. Amri is also in discussions with a number of other potential NEC early adopters.

Amri has substantial experience of establishing procurement strategies, project delivery models and leading on procurement transactions for major bridge, road and tunnel refurbishment and enhancement projects in the UK. Amri also lead a commercial team responsible for managing Transport for London’s £1.2Bn NEC-based highway maintenance contracts. In response to increasing interest in Australia for more collaborative contracting models, HKA has partnered with NEC to raise awareness of the NEC suite and encourage adoption in
the infrastructure and construction sectors, providing advice, guidance and assistance to clients looking to make the transition.