{
  "query": "current NEC4 quotation assessment norms for zero schedule impact changes in UK construction 2026",
  "claims": [
    {
      "claim": "Under NEC4, a quotation assessment for a compensation event is calculated as the difference between the total defined cost with the event and the total defined cost without it.",
      "verbatim_quote": "As a quotation assessment should represent the difference between the total defined cost including the compensation event and the total defined cost which does not include the compensation event, any such issues should be taken into consideration.",
      "source_url": "https://www.neccontract.com/news/resource-thickening-assessments-in-compensation-event-quotations?srsltid=AfmBOorfXzCAPcsL3wQWCgnX5AqNeKT5C7MaVOig_GJBXDJxsbXrzTnt",
      "relevance": "high"
    },
    {
      "claim": "The primary purpose of an NEC4 quotation assessment is to compensate the contractor for impacts on prices, completion dates, or key dates.",
      "verbatim_quote": "The main intent is to compensate a contractor for the effect an event has on the prices, completion date or a key date, so a corresponding quotation assessment should quantify and value all effects of the compensation event.",
      "source_url": "https://www.neccontract.com/news/resource-thickening-assessments-in-compensation-event-quotations?srsltid=AfmBOorfXzCAPcsL3wQWCgnX5AqNeKT5C7MaVOig_GJBXDJxsbXrzTnt",
      "relevance": "high"
    },
    {
      "claim": "NEC4 Clause 6 outlines the procedure for managing compensation events, including notification, quotations, and assessment.",
      "verbatim_quote": "Clause 6 includes a corresponding procedure, providing for notification, quotations, assessment and implementation.",
      "source_url": "https://www.neccontract.com/news/resource-thickening-assessments-in-compensation-event-quotations?srsltid=AfmBOorfXzCAPcsL3wQWCgnX5AqNeKT5C7MaVOig_GJBXDJxsbXrzTnt",
      "relevance": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "market_context": "- [HIGH] Under NEC4, a quotation assessment for a compensation event is calculated as the difference between the total defined cost with the event and the total defined cost without it. (source: https://www.neccontract.com/news/resource-thickening-assessments-in-compensation-event-quotations?srsltid=AfmBOorfXzCAPcsL3wQWCgnX5AqNeKT5C7MaVOig_GJBXDJxsbXrzTnt)\n- [HIGH] The primary purpose of an NEC4 quotation assessment is to compensate the contractor for impacts on prices, completion dates, or key dates. (source: https://www.neccontract.com/news/resource-thickening-assessments-in-compensation-event-quotations?srsltid=AfmBOorfXzCAPcsL3wQWCgnX5AqNeKT5C7MaVOig_GJBXDJxsbXrzTnt)\n- [MEDIUM] NEC4 Clause 6 outlines the procedure for managing compensation events, including notification, quotations, and assessment. (source: https://www.neccontract.com/news/resource-thickening-assessments-in-compensation-event-quotations?srsltid=AfmBOorfXzCAPcsL3wQWCgnX5AqNeKT5C7MaVOig_GJBXDJxsbXrzTnt)"
}