I read with interest the article written by Tony Bingham in your 26 June edition concerning the decree by the Office of Government Commerce that only one form of contract should be used for all public work, namely NEC3. In the recent past, I have delivered a number of training courses to update delegates from NEC2 to NEC3
It became clear at an early stage that most of them, despite have used NEC2, had little knowledge of its contents.
The training courses quickly ceased to be an update and dealt with all the provisions of NEC3. If those involved in construction projects have little knowledge of the conditions of contract being used, does it really matter which of the alternatives are employed? It seems that on many contracts, it is only when a dispute arises that the conditions are opened for the first time.
If those involved in projects have so little knowledge of the contract being used, does it really matter which of the alternatives are employed?
Roger Knowles
Roger Knowles, chairman of Baqus, and president of QSi
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