Practical Guide to the NEC3 Professional Services Contract
Michael Rowlinson
- Currently
- in
- its
- third
- edition,
- the
- NEC
- suite
- has
- become
- one
- of
- the
- UK’s
- leading
- families
- of
- standard
- forms
- of
- contract
- for
- major
- construction
- and
- civil
- engineering
- projects.
- Part
- of
- the
- NEC
- suite,
- the
- Professional
- Services
- Contract
- (PSC)
- was
- drafted
- with
- the
- same
- process-based
- approach
- and
- objectives,
- offering
- a
- standard
- contract
- for
- the
- appointment
- of
- consultants
- providing
- professional
- services
- in
- an
- engineering
- or
- construction
- project.
- Embodying
- best
- practice
- in
- terms
- of
- project
- management,
- the
- basic
- philosophy
- of
- the
- PSC
- differs
- from
- the
- principles
- and
- approach
- of
- other
- standard
- contracts
- used
- to
- appoint
- consultants.This
- book
- is
- a
- practical
- guide
- to
- the
- application
- of
- the
- PSC.
- Starting
- with
- a
- brief
- discussion
- of
- the
- background
- and
- philosophy
- behind
- the
- PSC,
- it
- identifies
- the
- roles
- and
- responsibilities
- of
- each
- of
- the
- named
- functions
- within
- the
- contract,
- explains
- the
- approaches
- required
- to
- achieve
- a
- successful
- working
- relationship
- between
- all
- parties,
- and
- examines
- all
- the
- procedures
- in
- the
- PSC.
- The
- book
- explains
- the
- links
- between
- the
- various
- sections
- of
- the
- contract
- to
- assist
- the
- reader
- with
- cross
- referencing,
- and
- covers
- all
- the
- variations
- created
- by
- the
- Main
- and
- Secondary
- Options.
- As
- a
- very
- practical
- guide
- it
- will
- aid
- users
- in
- the
- transition
- from
- their
- use
- and
- understanding
- of
- the
- other
- standard
- contracts
- to
- the
- collaborative
- project
- management-based
- approach
- of
- the
- PSC.Written
- for
- anyone
- working
- in
- the
- construction
- and
- related
- industries
- using
- the
- PSC
- to
- procure
- or
- provide
- consultancy
- services
- in
- relation
- to
- a
- construction
- project,
- it
- will
- be
- of
- interest
- to
- the
- complete
- construction
- supply
- chain,
- particularly
- architects,
- structural
- engineers,
- services
- (M&E)
- engineers,
- civil
- engineers,
- quantity
- surveyors
- and
- interior
- designers,
- together
- with
- Contractors
- and
- Sub-Contractors
- who
- have
- a
- design
- liability
- and
- employ
- consultants
- to
- assist
- them.
- It
- will
- also
- be
- of
- interest
- to
- consultants
- and
- lawyers
- advising
- any
- of
- these
- parties,
- either
- in
- the
- preparation
- of
- contract
- documentation
- or
- the
- resolution
- of
- problem
- situations
- which
- may arise.
