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Deeper analysis of research, whitepapers and industry reports, translated into practical lessons for contractors and project teams.

The QS-Planner Bridge: Why NEC Defined Cost Recovery Breaks Down on NEC Options C and D

On NEC Options C and D, real cost can still become vulnerable when the accepted programme and the cost record stop telling the same story. This article looks at the hidden commercial fracture between planning and QS records, and why that is where Defined Cost recovery often starts to fail.

Industry Insights

Roman Bazelchuk

Apr 78 min read

NEC3 vs NEC4 comparison diagram showing three NEC3 loopholes — project manager ignoring programme submissions, hidden non-implemented compensation events, terminal float argued from inference — and the NEC4 codifications that closed each one: deemed acceptance, all compensation events visible on revised programmes, and explicit terminal float at clause 63.5.

NEC3 vs NEC4: the changes that matter for contractors' programmes and project controls

A practical NEC3 vs NEC4 comparison focused on programme acceptance, treated acceptance, early warning discipline and CE integration, based on NEC’s “Next Generation” white paper.

Research & Industry Analysis

Roman Bazelchuk

Mar 516 min read

The History of NEC: What It Means for Contractors’ Programmes and Project Controls

NEC Whitepaper: “The History of NEC – Evolving to be the world’s favourite procurement suite” The NEC story is not just “contract history”; it explains why NEC projects succeed or fail in practice. The NEC whitepaper traces the suite from its origins in the late 1980s to the current NEC4 era, highlighting the consistent theme: NEC is designed to stimulate good project management, not merely allocate legal risk after the event. First, NEC is explicit that collaboration is “har

Research & Industry Analysis

Roman Bazelchuk

Jan 124 min read