# Defined Cost - Percentages - Option A contract **URL:** \ **Category:** SOCC SSOCC\ **Created:** [16 October 2020 14:45 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/defined-cost-percentages-option-a-contract/6896 "2020-10-16T14:45:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![Neil\_Earnshaw](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/reachback.builtintelligence.com/neil_earnshaw/32/515_2.png) [@Neil\_Earnshaw](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/Neil_Earnshaw)\ **Post date:** [31 December 2020 10:44 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/defined-cost-percentages-option-a-contract/6896/2 "2020-12-31T10:44:54Z")
See my answer here: > [@NEC3 ECC - Shorter Schedule of Cost Components Percentages](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/nec3-ecc-shorter-schedule-of-cost-components-percentages/6922/2): > > Taking each component in turn: People Amount paid by Contractor for Contractor’s people + % people overheads = sub total for Contractor’s people Amount paid by Subcontractor for Subcontractor’s people + % people overheads = sub total for Subcontractor’s people Plant and Materials Payments for purchasing Plant and Materials = sub total for Plant and Materials Design (Total hours worked by Subcontractor’s employees x hourly rates in Contract Data) + % design overheads = sub total fo… --- _[View the full topic](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/defined-cost-percentages-option-a-contract/6896)._