Contracts

  Y​‌‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌​ou are required to design an NEC3 ECC contract and give a sound professional advice to the Chief Executive of Edinburgh City Council on post contract stage issues. The council is planning to build a £9 million Youth and Outreach Centre project in the Leith area of the city. The project will provide a safe space, activities, a gymnasium, and meeting facilities for local teenagers and youth groups, will act as the focal point for the Council’s community-based outreach activities and continuous professional development courses. You should outline your assumptions. You are required to write a report to advise the Principal of the HWU: a) The general principle of law governing construction contracts b) Design an NEC3 ECC contract by selecting appropriate Main Options, Secondary Options and appropriate Z clauses to achieve this goal. Explain how your selections will provide appropriate contract features. c) The conditions guiding payment in the NEC 3 ECC conditions of contract d) The contractual standing in terms of conditions governing contractual programme e) Explain dispute resolution methods in NEC 3 ECC contract that can be used for the project and explain the rationale for your choice You are required to ha​‌‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌​ve a separate analysis section where you will compare the advice given based on the NEC3 ECC condition of contract (c-e) with a chosen condition of contracts either JCT011 SBC/Q or the FIDIC Red Book form of contract. Mark Allocation for task B ? Introduction 5% ? The general principle of law governing construction contracts 5% ? Design an NEC3 ECC contract by selecting appropriate Main Options, Secondary Options and appropriate Z clauses to achieve this goal. Explain how your selections will provide appropriate contract features 25% ? The conditions guiding payment in the NEC 3 ECC conditions of contract 10% ? Their contractual standing in terms of conditions governing contractual programme 10% ? Explain dispute resolution methods in NEC 3 ECC contract that can be used for the project and explain the rationale for your choice 10% ? You are required to have a separate analysis section where you will compare the advice given based on the NEC3 ECC condition of contract with a chosen condition of contracts either JCT05 SBC/Q or the FIDIC Red Book form of contract 25% ? Presentation of report 10% (Layout, structure, visual presentation, use of language, clarity of expression, referencing within text and bibliogra​‌‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌​phy)      

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