# \#reachback **URL:** https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/tag/reachback/3.md [Latest](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/tags.md) --- ## [Should changes in law under NEC3 ECC clause X2 be notified even if they are planned to come into effect after the Completion Date?](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/should-changes-in-law-under-nec3-ecc-clause-x2-be-notified-even-if-they-are-planned-to-come-into-effect-after-the-completion-date/22656)
**Author:** [@dave.ford](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/dave.ford)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [17 July 2026 13:28 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/should-changes-in-law-under-nec3-ecc-clause-x2-be-notified-even-if-they-are-planned-to-come-into-effect-after-the-completion-date/22656 "2026-07-17T13:28:11Z")
Under an unamended NEC3 ECC, assuming that Secondary Option clause X2 applies, should a known upcoming change in law be notified even if it is currently planned to come into force after the current Completion Date? Thoug… --- ## [Payment under Clause 50.7](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/payment-under-clause-50-7/22503)
**Author:** [@matthew.darcysmith](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/matthew.darcysmith)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [7 October 2025 15:12 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/payment-under-clause-50-7/22503 "2025-10-07T15:12:47Z")
Under NEC4 EEC Option C, cl.50.7 states where a Contractor makes payment in a currency other than the currency of the contract, it is included in the amount due in the same currency. Does this mean that the client shoul… --- ## [NEC3 SOCC 12 (d) special allowances - can maternity pay be considered a recoverable cost?](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/nec3-socc-12-d-special-allowances-can-maternity-pay-be-considered-a-recoverable-cost/22368)
**Author:** [@l.mikosza](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/l.mikosza)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [22 June 2025 16:31 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/nec3-socc-12-d-special-allowances-can-maternity-pay-be-considered-a-recoverable-cost/22368 "2025-06-22T16:31:32Z")
Hi, The Client has challenged maternity and paternity pay as being non–Defined Cost under the Contract, on the basis that it does not fall under absence due to sickness or holidays as outlined in SOCC 12(e). I was wond… --- ## [London Interbank Lending Rate-](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/london-interbank-lending-rate/22347)
**Author:** [@emmanuel.banda](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/emmanuel.banda)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [9 June 2025 13:25 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/london-interbank-lending-rate/22347 "2025-06-09T13:25:11Z")
I have received a request from the contractor regarding the current rate for London Interbank Lending Rate (Libor). However, this has now been discontinued and therefore requesting for suggestion on its equivalent to rep… --- ## [NEC4 TSC contracts](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/nec4-tsc-contracts/22228)
**Author:** [@keith.brown](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/keith.brown)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [2 April 2025 10:29 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/nec4-tsc-contracts/22228 "2025-04-02T10:29:29Z")
You have 3 weeks from AFP date to pay your supplier. Your current contract price is below what is required to pay the AFP, it can take 5-6 to raise a CE, - so therefore you are leaving yourself wide open to having to pay… --- ## [Liquidated Damages on paperwork](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/liquidated-damages-on-paperwork/22057)
**Author:** [@KD191](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/KD191)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [21 January 2025 20:45 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/liquidated-damages-on-paperwork/22057 "2025-01-21T20:45:44Z")
The Contractor had completed activities to allow the Client to use its asset to its full capacity. However, in the handing over of documentation the Contractors PM & QS left the project. The project is now 12 months dow… --- ## [NEC4 - CL 61.1 vs 61.3](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/nec4-cl-61-1-vs-61-3/21854)
**Author:** [@KD191](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/KD191)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [15 August 2024 14:34 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/nec4-cl-61-1-vs-61-3/21854 "2024-08-15T14:34:52Z")
NEC4 Option A (amended to remove time bars for Client only) We (the Contractor) proposed our design to the Client and through a HAZOP study the Client suggested a change to the works to improve safety. The original desi… --- ## [Instructing works outside Contractor's original Scope](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/instructing-works-outside-contractors-original-scope/21800)
**Author:** [@KD191](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/KD191)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [21 July 2024 21:33 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/instructing-works-outside-contractors-original-scope/21800 "2024-07-21T21:33:58Z")
Hi all, NEC4 option C Does the Contractor have to comply with additional Scope through a Project Manager Instruction for works required outside the Site boundaries? I’m aware of clause 27.3 however, we have a programm… --- ## [Built Connections 2024 - NEC User Group Conference](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/built-connections-2024-nec-user-group-conference/21590)
**Author:** [@Deb\_Knibbs](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/Deb_Knibbs)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [4 March 2024 11:21 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/built-connections-2024-nec-user-group-conference/21590 "2024-03-04T11:21:55Z")
This topic is for all questions raised at our “Built Connections 2024 - NEC User Group Conference" which takes place on 21st March. You can register for the LiveStream here This is a great opportunity for collaboration … --- ## [PSC4 - People or Subcontractor](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/psc4-people-or-subcontractor/21663)
**Author:** [@Badgerbitter](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/Badgerbitter)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [25 April 2024 08:01 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/psc4-people-or-subcontractor/21663 "2024-04-25T08:01:29Z")
I am aware this topic has been debated at length, but thought it may be worthwhile seeking opinion in this particular circumstance. We are engaged on a PSC4 Option E Contract. To augment our existing design team, we hav… --- ## [NEC3 Option B - Preliminary Item](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/nec3-option-b-preliminary-item/19841)
**Author:** [@smcmanus](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/smcmanus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [17 February 2023 15:48 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/nec3-option-b-preliminary-item/19841 "2023-02-17T15:48:32Z")
Good Afternoon, NEC3 Option B project. All air-tightness works are contractor design, i.e., membranes, tapes etc. (whatever is required to achieve rating) and project in question is a sizable building. The works are m… --- ## [Is failure to comply with a constraint in the Works Information a Defect](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/is-failure-to-comply-with-a-constraint-in-the-works-information-a-defect/21279)
**Author:** [@ken.mazey](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/ken.mazey)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [1 November 2023 20:23 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/is-failure-to-comply-with-a-constraint-in-the-works-information-a-defect/21279 "2023-11-01T20:23:46Z")
Clause 11.2(5) describes a Defect as something that is “part of the works that is not in accordance with the Works Information” Clause 11.2(19) defines the Works Information as what “specifies or describes the works or … --- ## [Assignment or Novation?](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/assignment-or-novation/21390)
**Author:** [@ken.mazey](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/ken.mazey)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [26 October 2023 15:26 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/assignment-or-novation/21390 "2023-10-26T15:26:15Z")
I’m not even sure if this is a NEC question or a more general legal contractual question. NEC 3 Contract The Employer is a government body (a quango in effect) that is being wound up whilst it has a number of NEC contr… --- ## [Contract Programme renegotiation due to Contractor Delay](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/contract-programme-renegotiation-due-to-contractor-delay/21373)
**Author:** [@shasler](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/shasler)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [20 October 2023 11:33 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/contract-programme-renegotiation-due-to-contractor-delay/21373 "2023-10-20T11:33:27Z")
Hi, and thanks in advance. We have started a project that had an install period initially of Feb - October. Due to documented client delays, our install period could not start until early August. We originally signed up… --- ## [Programme for Acceptance under NEC 3](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/programme-for-acceptance-under-nec-3/21344)
**Author:** [@nick.barber](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/nick.barber)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [9 October 2023 16:12 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/programme-for-acceptance-under-nec-3/21344 "2023-10-09T16:12:42Z")
We are working on an NEC 3 option C contract and we are having our programmes for acceptance rejected and the reason given by the PM is that they do not show when we propose to rectify a notified defect. We do not agree… --- ## [Quotation under a Proposed Instruction for a significant delay to site access](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/quotation-under-a-proposed-instruction-for-a-significant-delay-to-site-access/21078)
**Author:** [@Badgerbitter](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/Badgerbitter)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [20 July 2023 16:12 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/quotation-under-a-proposed-instruction-for-a-significant-delay-to-site-access/21078 "2023-07-20T16:12:16Z")
ECS3 – Delay due to site deferment We have been instructed by the Contractor, under a Proposed Instruction, to quote storing our manufactured equipment (the SC works) at their premises for an additional 3 year period an… --- ## [PSC Payment of Subconsultant Costs](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/psc-payment-of-subconsultant-costs/21043)
**Author:** [@ken.mazey](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/ken.mazey)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [18 July 2023 14:31 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/psc-payment-of-subconsultant-costs/21043 "2023-07-18T14:31:11Z")
We have a PSC Option C contract with a Consultant - The payment mechanism for them is as per stated in the Contract 11.2(16)The Price for Services Provided to Date is the Time Charge for the work which has been complet… --- ## [NEC4 PSC Option A X1 Price Adjustment Factor Calculator](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/nec4-psc-option-a-x1-price-adjustment-factor-calculator/20555)
**Author:** [@philip.mcclay](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/philip.mcclay)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [16 May 2023 11:17 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/nec4-psc-option-a-x1-price-adjustment-factor-calculator/20555 "2023-05-16T11:17:24Z")
Does anyone have an Excel template for carrying out X1 Price Adjustment amount calculations for NEC4 PSC Option A contract? --- ## [Construction Law Help](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/construction-law-help/19915)
**Author:** [@LiamJohn](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/LiamJohn)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [27 February 2023 16:38 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/construction-law-help/19915 "2023-02-27T16:38:23Z")
Hi, i am a university student and looking for some help with my assignment on the fundamentals of construction law - please could i look to the wider ReachBack community for some assistance and guidance on the following … --- ## [NEC3 Option A Quotation Period for Reply](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/nec3-option-a-quotation-period-for-reply/19818)
**Author:** [@Badgerbitter](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/Badgerbitter)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [24 February 2023 19:15 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/nec3-option-a-quotation-period-for-reply/19818 "2023-02-24T19:15:34Z")
We are a Subcontractor engaged under the terms of an NEC3 ECC3 Option A (not ECS3). We have submitted a quotation for a CE. We did not receive a response from the C in the timescale for the period for reply, so notified… --- ## [NEC3 Option A - WI Ambiguity](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/nec3-option-a-wi-ambiguity/19283)
**Author:** [@smcmanus](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/smcmanus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [6 December 2022 16:49 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/nec3-option-a-wi-ambiguity/19283 "2022-12-06T16:49:33Z")
Good Afternoon, Currently working on a design and build project with the above contract. The following is within the WI (preamble in the architectural specification): “Where any discrepancy becomes apparent within the… --- ## [NEC4 Option A - Novated Design and Liability for Scope Changes](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/nec4-option-a-novated-design-and-liability-for-scope-changes/18962)
**Author:** [@BenM](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/BenM)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [27 October 2022 15:34 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/nec4-option-a-novated-design-and-liability-for-scope-changes/18962 "2022-10-27T15:34:52Z")
Background The Employer engaged with a Consultant to undertake the design for a highways scheme, this design was then novated to the Contractor upon contract award. Several weeks into the scheme, the Contractor is raisi… --- ## [JCT D&B 2016 and sub-contractors](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/jct-d-b-2016-and-sub-contractors/18264)
**Author:** [@phil.rogers1](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/phil.rogers1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [28 July 2022 09:45 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/jct-d-b-2016-and-sub-contractors/18264 "2022-07-28T09:45:54Z")
Under a JCT D&B 2016 can you incorporate a named or nominated sub-contractor for the Main Contractor to manage but the Employer will pay direct. --- ## [Import Taxes - Defined Cost or Other Amounts?](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/import-taxes-defined-cost-or-other-amounts/17993)
**Author:** [@ken.mazey](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/ken.mazey)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [15 June 2022 12:26 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/import-taxes-defined-cost-or-other-amounts/17993 "2022-06-15T12:26:28Z")
Hi All, We have a situation where sub-contractors are importing items that are attracting import taxes (duty) - the Contract is Option F My question is about where in the calculation of the amount due does the import t… --- ## [Contractor Assumptions](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/contractor-assumptions/17946)
**Author:** [@Raptor6](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/Raptor6)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [7 June 2022 10:29 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/contractor-assumptions/17946 "2022-06-07T10:29:34Z")
The Contractor has issued a quotation which we subsequently PM assessed. The quotation had a front sheet with a list of “clarifications” On our assessment we have agreed some and disagreed others. I know this is not h… --- ## [NEC Option A - An ambiguity between Works Information and Activity Schedule (contract documents)](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/nec-option-a-an-ambiguity-between-works-information-and-activity-schedule-contract-documents/17205)
**Author:** [@SaveTheDay](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/SaveTheDay)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [28 February 2022 20:21 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/nec-option-a-an-ambiguity-between-works-information-and-activity-schedule-contract-documents/17205 "2022-02-28T20:21:44Z")
The handrails have been included on your Activity Schedule as there was anticipation they are required to satisfy Building Control. However, due to the subsequent recommendation from Building Control, the handrails were … --- ## [Is it possible to use NEC 4 Secondary Clasues in a NEC 3 option A Sub-Contract?](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/is-it-possible-to-use-nec-4-secondary-clasues-in-a-nec-3-option-a-sub-contract/17000)
**Author:** [@john.selfridge](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/john.selfridge)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [31 January 2022 12:42 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/is-it-possible-to-use-nec-4-secondary-clasues-in-a-nec-3-option-a-sub-contract/17000 "2022-01-31T12:42:49Z")
We have a project where we are being set up on a NEC 3 option A Sub-Contract. We asked what the secondary clauses to be included are X2, X16 & X22. X22 - Early contractor involvement is an NEC 4 Clause. Can this be use… --- ## [ECC Option A - Project Manager 1](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/ecc-option-a-project-manager-1/15553)
**Author:** [@dnachle](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/dnachle)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [19 August 2021 19:30 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/ecc-option-a-project-manager-1/15553 "2021-08-19T19:30:01Z")
The Contractor , throughout the course of the project, has encountered a number of problems – Sub Contractor insolvency, bad weather and late supply of materials. As a result, planned Completion is now forecast as four w… --- ## [Option A - Secondary Option X7 Delayed Damages Included](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/option-a-secondary-option-x7-delayed-damages-included/15539)
**Author:** [@dnachle](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/dnachle)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [5 August 2021 08:38 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/option-a-secondary-option-x7-delayed-damages-included/15539 "2021-08-05T08:38:58Z")
The Contractor , throughout the course of the project, has encountered a number of problems – Sub Contractor insolvency, bad weather and late supply of materials. As a result, planned Completion is now forecast as four w… --- ## [ECC Option C Contract](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/ecc-option-c-contract/15522)
**Author:** [@dnachle](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/dnachle)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [5 August 2021 08:32 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/ecc-option-c-contract/15522 "2021-08-05T08:32:34Z")
A problem has occurred on an ECC Option C contract for a sports stadium. The Works Information stated that all works are to be designed by the Contractor except the steelwork, which will be designed by the Employer . An … [Next page](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/tag/reachback/3.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=reachback)