For contractors, pre-construction planning is not “getting ready to start”. It is building a credible, auditable delivery plan and the control system you will use to manage progress and change.

A Guide for Small Construction Firms to Navigate NEC Contracts Effortlessly. If you are a small or mid-tier contractor, planning is rarely your problem in isolation. Cashflow is. Variations are. Late information is. Design interfaces are. And in 2025-2026, the backdrop is unforgiving: construction insolvencies remain high (with specialist trades consistently the most exposed), and dispute volumes are still elevated. NEC contracts amplify this reality because the programme i