# NEC ECS: Agreed reduction for early payment
**URL:** https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/nec-ecs-agreed-reduction-for-early-payment/5238
**Category:** Payment
**Created:** [19 August 2019 07:44 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/nec-ecs-agreed-reduction-for-early-payment/5238 "2019-08-19T07:44:09Z")
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### Author:  [@trauts80](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/trauts80)
#### Post date: [19 August 2019 07:44 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/nec-ecs-agreed-reduction-for-early-payment/5238/1 "2019-08-19T07:44:09Z")
We are the MWC and have a Subcontractor under an NEC3 Option A Subcontract.
The Subcontractor asked if we could pay 2 payment certificates at the same time for which they would give us a discount to the Subcontract price.
This has now been agreed and processed but how would we reduce the prices as it’s not a Compensation Event etc.?
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### Author:  [@Jon\_Broome](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/Jon_Broome)
#### Post date: [19 August 2019 10:18 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/nec-ecs-agreed-reduction-for-early-payment/5238/2 "2019-08-19T10:18:52Z")
You have inadvertently modified the contract. To make this legal, you both need to sign - as in directors who would normally sign contracts in order to enter into them - a supplementary agreement confirming this agreement.
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### Author:  [@anonymous1](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/anonymous1)
#### Post date: [19 August 2019 13:35 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/nec-ecs-agreed-reduction-for-early-payment/5238/3 "2019-08-19T13:35:50Z")
Jon is right - but given this is likely to be for a very small amount then you would like to think you can both find a way just by mutual agreement. You could by agreement make it fit a negative CE, or under NEC4 you could use a Contractors proposal equivalent to value engineering.