Variation Orders_NEC3 ECC

Scenario: You have been appointed as the Contractor in terms of the NEC3 Engineering and Construction Contract (April 2013) for the construction of a new paediatric hospital in Bloemfontein, Free State. ??

Question: Do you know -

• where to look in the contract if you believe that the Project Manager has instructed a variation order
• that a variation order is a change to the Works Information
• what the variation order in relation to a change in the Works Information may or may not include.

Answer: Have a look at our crib sheet to understand what a variation order is in terms of the NEC3 and what changes the variation order may relate to.