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NEC4 ECC

Assess NEC4 contractual correspondence against procedural requirements

Check notification format, time bar compliance, clause references, compensation event procedures, and payment provisions. Every finding traced to the specific NEC4 clause.

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NEC Compliance Review
NEC4 ECC — 27 criteria assessed
56%
11
Green
9
Amber
7
Red
By Category
Communications
GREEN
CE Notification
RED
Programme
AMBER
Payment
GREEN
Early Warning
AMBER
27
Criteria mapped from NEC4 ECC
procedural requirements
7
Assessment categories from
communications to payment provisions
NEC4
Engineering & Construction Contract
clause-level traceability
UK
Data residency guaranteed
Azure UK South · ICO registered
How it works
From correspondence to compliance report
1

Upload contractual correspondence

Upload notifications, early warnings, CE communications, programme submissions, and payment certificates. Every document processed against the relevant NEC4 clauses.

2

AI checks procedural compliance

Each communication assessed against the specific NEC4 clause requirements — format, timing, content, and clause references. Time bar calculations checked automatically.

3

Fix procedural gaps before they become disputes

RAG-rated report shows which notifications comply, which are at risk of time bar, and which have already lapsed. Prioritised actions to protect your commercial position.

What it assesses

All 27 criteria.
Every procedural requirement covered.

Mapped from NEC4 ECC clause requirements. The actual procedural tests that determine whether your notifications are valid, your time bars are met, and your commercial position is protected.

Communications (Clause 13)
Format, period for reply, notification validity
4
Early Warning & Risk (Clauses 15-16)
Early warning register, risk reduction meetings
4
Programme Compliance (Clauses 31-32)
Submission timing, acceptance, revision requirements
4
CE Notification (Clauses 61-62)
Notification timing, time bars, PM response obligations
5
CE Quotation & Assessment (Clauses 62-65)
Quotation content, assessment basis, PM assessment
4
Payment Provisions (Clauses 50-53)
Assessment dates, payment notices, final accounts
3
General Contractual Compliance
Z-clauses, secondary options, contract data alignment
3
Why it matters

Procedural compliance is commercial protection

NEC4 is a procedural contract. Get the procedure wrong and the substance doesn't matter. Most commercial disputes on NEC contracts originate from procedural failures, not technical disagreements.

  • 93 compensation event clauses in the ECC — most teams actively track fewer than 20
  • Time bars missed because nobody calculated the 8-week notification window
  • Notifications sent without clause references, creating ambiguity about contractual effect
  • Commercial disputes that could have been prevented by following the procedure correctly the first time
Assessment Finding
RED
CE.03 — Time Bar Compliance (Clause 61.3)

Compensation event CE-017 was notified 11 weeks after the event. Clause 61.3 requires notification within 8 weeks. The Contractor is time-barred unless the Project Manager notified the event separately.

Evidence Found
1
Contractor Notification CEN-017, dated 14 March
"We hereby notify a compensation event under clause 60.1(1) in respect of the changed ground conditions encountered..."
2
Site Diary Entry, 28 December
"Ground conditions encountered at chainage 450-520 differ significantly from the Site Information..."
Recommendation: Check whether the PM issued a separate notification under clause 61.1. If not, this CE is time-barred under clause 61.3 and cannot be pursued.

Procedure protects position.
Check yours.

See how your NEC4 correspondence scores against procedural requirements. A demo takes 30 minutes — we'll assess real correspondence so you see exactly where you stand.

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