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Engineering and Construction Contract ECC – an overview

Engineering and Construction Contract ECC – an overview [...]

01
Dec
NEC Engineering contract – History and Review

NEC Suite of Contracts [...]

24
Nov
Role of Industry and Academia

"If all these stakeholders work together in a collaborative ecosystem, the adoption of IC will [...]

26
Aug
New and Multi-disciplinary Specialisations in IC

The key issue is a lack of a formal career path in IC. Construction is [...]

26
Aug
New Industrialised Construction Related Roles

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26
Aug
New Teams within Industrialised Construction

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26
Aug
Future IC Teams, Roles and Skills

Future IC Teams, Roles and Skills: construction companies are creating new teams and functional roles. [...]

26
Aug
White Paper – Key findings and insights

IC is a chance to bring a positive shift and competitive edge for the companies [...]

26
Aug
Why is the industry looking to industrialized construction?

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26
Aug
Megatrends in Construction – The White Paper

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26
Aug
Construction must change

"The synthesis of off-site fabrication, additive manufacturing, robotics, artificial intelligence and the internet of things [...]

26
Aug
Future of Work in Construction – Brought to you by RICS and Autodesk

“Trends such as adopting design-to-make production processes alongside digital technologies, within industrialized construction can bring [...]

26
Aug
Construction Responde to COVID-19

We are, world over, in the midst of a massive change with the construction industry [...]

26
Aug
Covid 19 and NEC contracts in South Africa
April 14, 2020

At times like these, affected organisations look to their contracts of supply for what happens [...]

The scope of NEC contracts
NEC documentation needs getting the scope right

Assumption is made that many of the core clauses in NEC contracts have been dealt [...]

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07
Mar
Procurement Practices Solutions

We are proud to have both Andrew Baird on our executive team. Andrew formed part [...]

27
Feb
Procurement Processes in a Collaborative Framework

Collaborative procurement processes are recommended by the The UK Government Construction Strategy Committee. They [...]

3 Comments

24
Feb
Construction Costs and Time Comparisons

The potential for construction costs savings in both time and cost through design partnering is [...]

17
Feb
Contract strategies – the design hiatus

Traditionally there is a hiatus in the contract strategies, when the design professionals package up [...]

08
Feb
Contract documentation

In the final analysis everything is executed through a contractual framework – contract documentation. No [...]

06
Feb
Best practices for clients – The catalyst for a culture change and cost savings

There are certain best practices which a client can introduce, most of them based on [...]

05
Feb
Changing client culture

Changing client culture involves the client becoming a leader and not a dictator or a [...]

27
Jan
Clients in the construction industry are inadequately informed

Many clients are either ill advised, think they know the answers, or don’t know what [...]

24
Jan
Client Behaviour in the construction industry

Client Behavior As with any transaction there is generally a process of negotiation and ultimately [...]

23
Jan
Collaborative Contracting using the NEC system of standard form contracts

Collaborative Contracting using the NEC system of standard form contracts Understanding Clients Objectives It is [...]

20
Jan
Change starts with Clients

Background. 1)  With low growth levels the engineering and construction sectors are experiencing tough times [...]

17
Jan
Collaborative Contractual Frameworks

With rising energy demand and widespread desire to access more power, Africa’s energy and natural resource sectors are set [...]

06
Jan
‘Dysfunctional’ EPC contracts are a threat to the infrastructure boom.

According to an article written by Oliver Probert for Rail Express, published July 10, 2019  – ‘Dysfunctional’ [...]

06
Dec
Lesotho Highlands Water Project Phase 11

ECS Associates is proud to be supporting Mkhulu EDP in implementation of the construction of [...]

05
Dec
Collaborative “One Team” Approach

Across Sub-Saharan Africa we have a team of infrastructure and energy professionals specialising in project [...]

28
Nov
Experience Counts

With a dedicated and multi-disciplined team we are able to advise clients, throughout the region, [...]

15
Nov
Dealing with contract disputes

Irrespective of the best contract documentation, the nature of engineering and construction projects is such [...]

11
Nov
Formal partnership deal with SAICE to deliver NEC Accredited Project Management

The NEC Project Management Accredited Programme throughout Sub-Saharan Africa is to be delivered by ECS [...]

4 Comments

05
Nov
ECS Associates sign a 1 year strategic consultancy contract with PWC

A strategic consultancy contract has been signed between ECS Associates and PWC. ECS Associates will [...]

14
Oct
ECS Associates assists CCQ International

Project management and contract management services by ECS Associates have been retained by CCQ International [...]

1 Comment

08
Oct
Aecom Training on the NEC Suite of Contracts

ECS Associates (Pty) Ltd recently provided training to Aecom www.aecom.com) on the NEC suite of [...]

29
Aug
Accredited NEC Project Manager Course

ECS Associates recently won the privilege to deliver Accredited NEC Project Manager courses in South [...]

29
Aug
NEC4 – Training and Documents

NEC NEC3 has been transformative on the South African Construction industry. The adoption of NEC3 [...]

27
Aug
Mozambique LNG

Mozambique LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) development was recently approved.  It is a huge game-changer for [...]

27
Aug
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