ABSTRACT
This chapter explores on a pragmatic basis the key areas where NEC4 differs most from old-style standard form contracts. Architects will find these areas decisive in relation to contract administration under NEC4. There is a separation of the time and cost contract administration and the quality inspection contract administration function within the contract, and a potential separation of both of these functions from any pre-contract design. One important aspect of the contract administration roles of both Project Manager and Supervisor is the question of authority. The adjudicator is the person to whom any 'crystallised' dispute during the contract will be referred in the first instance and the person who is empowered to settle such a dispute on an interim binding basis. The final tier of dispute management is by either arbitration or litigation, depending on which Tribunal has been entered into Contract Data Part One.
