{
  "query": "NEC contract quotation review period and auto-acceptance rules",
  "claims": [
    {
      "claim": "The Project Manager (PM) has two weeks from the Contractor's last submitted quotation to respond.",
      "verbatim_quote": "The PM has two weeks from the Contractor's last submitted quotation to respond.",
      "source_url": "https://www.gatherinsights.com/en/nec4/response-periods",
      "relevance": "high"
    },
    {
      "claim": "The Contractor must submit a compensation event quotation within three weeks of the Project Manager's instruction.",
      "verbatim_quote": "The contractor is required to submit its quotation within three weeks of the project manager’s instruction (clause 62.3).",
      "source_url": "https://www.neccontract.com/news/when-and-why-nec-project-managers-have-to-assess-compensation-events?srsltid=AfmBOoq8Wj9Rm-qLA5azwdCdej8J2wqIOk5xvEftVXzTGYy9otoV5LJv",
      "relevance": "high"
    },
    {
      "claim": "If the Project Manager fails to respond to a quotation within two weeks, the Contractor may notify them of this failure.",
      "verbatim_quote": "If the PM does not reply within two weeks, the Contractor may notify the PM that the quotation is treated as accepted.",
      "source_url": "https://www.gatherinsights.com/en/nec4/response-periods",
      "relevance": "high"
    },
    {
      "claim": "Deemed acceptance of a quotation is not automatic and requires an active notification from the Contractor.",
      "verbatim_quote": "The Contractor must actively issue this notification — deemed acceptance is not triggered automatically by the passage of time.",
      "source_url": "https://www.gatherinsights.com/en/nec4/response-periods",
      "relevance": "high"
    },
    {
      "claim": "If the Project Manager continues to fail to reply for two weeks after the Contractor's notification of failure, the quotation is treated as accepted.",
      "verbatim_quote": "If the project manager continues to fail to reply for 2 weeks after that notification, then your original quotation will be treated as accepted (clause 62.6)",
      "source_url": "https://www.neccontract.com/support/faqs/accepting-quotations-in-a-timely-manner?srsltid=AfmBOopyFcUkR_rr-0fMsW1PAcZCI6-6ZuBI53bQUAgRO3QHW_7wGC8l",
      "relevance": "high"
    },
    {
      "claim": "The three-week period for submitting a quotation can be extended if both the Project Manager and Contractor agree.",
      "verbatim_quote": "This period may be longer if the project manager and contractor agree to extend the time allowed (clause 62.5).",
      "source_url": "https://www.neccontract.com/news/when-and-why-nec-project-managers-have-to-assess-compensation-events?srsltid=AfmBOoq8Wj9Rm-qLA5azwdCdej8J2wqIOk5xvEftVXzTGYy9otoV5LJv",
      "relevance": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "market_context": "- [HIGH] The Project Manager (PM) has two weeks from the Contractor's last submitted quotation to respond. (source: https://www.gatherinsights.com/en/nec4/response-periods)\n- [HIGH] The Contractor must submit a compensation event quotation within three weeks of the Project Manager's instruction. (source: https://www.neccontract.com/news/when-and-why-nec-project-managers-have-to-assess-compensation-events?srsltid=AfmBOoq8Wj9Rm-qLA5azwdCdej8J2wqIOk5xvEftVXzTGYy9otoV5LJv)\n- [HIGH] If the Project Manager fails to respond to a quotation within two weeks, the Contractor may notify them of this failure. (source: https://www.gatherinsights.com/en/nec4/response-periods)\n- [HIGH] Deemed acceptance of a quotation is not automatic and requires an active notification from the Contractor. (source: https://www.gatherinsights.com/en/nec4/response-periods)\n- [HIGH] If the Project Manager continues to fail to reply for two weeks after the Contractor's notification of failure, the quotation is treated as accepted. (source: https://www.neccontract.com/support/faqs/accepting-quotations-in-a-timely-manner?srsltid=AfmBOopyFcUkR_rr-0fMsW1PAcZCI6-6ZuBI53bQUAgRO3QHW_7wGC8l)\n- [MEDIUM] The three-week period for submitting a quotation can be extended if both the Project Manager and Contractor agree. (source: https://www.neccontract.com/news/when-and-why-nec-project-managers-have-to-assess-compensation-events?srsltid=AfmBOoq8Wj9Rm-qLA5azwdCdej8J2wqIOk5xvEftVXzTGYy9otoV5LJv)"
}