A Joint Division of the Institution of Civil Engineers and
the South African Institution of Civil Engineering

Getting to grips with the NEC Engineering & Construction Contract

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Getting to grips with the NEC Engineering & Construction Contract - A Day with Dr Martin Barnes, the originator of the NEC.

Getting to grips with the
NEC Engineering
 

& Construction
Contract

 

A day with Dr Martin Barnes,
the originator of the NEC -

(ECSA CPD accreditation for 1 CPD point has been applied for)

REGISTRATION
08:00 to 08:30

 

VENUE
Bytes Technology Group Conference Centre
Midrand

 

COST
R2 109.00

 Wednesday 26 August 2009

 Dr Martin Barnes, CBE, is the President of the Association for Project Management and Originator of the New Engineering Contract (NEC). Martin invented the classic Time/Cost/Quality triangle and a number of other project management techniques over the years. He led the team that developed the New Engineering Contract (NEC), a system of contracts designed to facilitate and stimulate the use of modern project management across all the contributors to a project.

 Andrew Baird is a member of the NEC Panel now responsible for drafting of the NEC system of contracts and was the co-founder and first chairman of the SA Division of the NEC Users Group. Dr Ron Watermeyer is an international expert in construction procurement and is currently developing a series of international standards for construction procurement.
 

 

 

PROGRAMME

 TIME

 

 

 08:00-08:30

 

Registration
 

 08:30-09:50
 

Dr Martin Barnes
 

 Why use the NEC on a construction project?
 

  • The drivers for the creation of the NEC
  • The distinguishing features of the NEC
  • The benefits from using the NEC on a project
     

 09:50-10:30

Dr Ron Watermeyer
 

 Target cost contracts and their potential application in South Africa
 

 10:30-11:00

  

 Tea

 11:00-12:20

Dr Martin Barnes

 Getting the best out of using the NEC
 

  • Choosing the right contract strategy
  • Risk management
  • Compensation events
  • Control of time and quality

 12:20-13:00

Andrew Baird
 

Assessing compensation events
 

 13:00-14:00

 

 Lunch

 14:00-15:15

Dr Martin Barnes

Implementing the NEC contracting system

  • Application to different types of project
  • Collaboration not confrontation
  •  Involving the whole team
  • Resources required
  • Legal aspects

 15:15-16:00

 Dr Martin Barnes
Andrew Baird
Dr Ron Watermeyer

 Panel Discussion on matters relating to the NEC suite of documents

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