{
  "query": "NEC4 contract quotation assessment best practices 2026 UK construction",
  "claims": [
    {
      "claim": "Project Managers must assess compensation event quotations prospectively rather than retrospectively.",
      "verbatim_quote": "If unmitigated, these become compensation events, with the contractor submitting a quotation for time and cost, which the Project Manager must assess prospectively.",
      "source_url": "https://archdesk.com/blog/jct-nec-contracts-uk-guide-2026",
      "relevance": "high"
    },
    {
      "claim": "Quotations should be priced and evaluated in association with the latest Accepted Programme.",
      "verbatim_quote": "The workshop will review how such events should be priced and evaluated, considering elements of risk and also time entitlement in association with the latest Accepted Programme.",
      "source_url": "https://www.ceca.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Course-outlines-NEC4.pdf",
      "relevance": "high"
    },
    {
      "claim": "The Project Manager has a two-week deadline to respond to a contractor's quotation.",
      "verbatim_quote": "The PM has two weeks from the Contractor's last submitted quotation to respond. The PM may accept the quotation, instruct a revised quotation, or make their own assessment under clause 64.",
      "source_url": "https://www.gatherinsights.com/en/nec4/response-periods",
      "relevance": "high"
    },
    {
      "claim": "Deemed acceptance of a quotation is not automatic; the contractor must actively notify the Project Manager if a response is overdue.",
      "verbatim_quote": "If the PM does not reply within two weeks, the Contractor may notify the PM that the quotation is treated as accepted. 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": "Quotations should include risk allowances for both cost and time.",
      "verbatim_quote": "Risk allowances for cost and time are still permitted in the assessment.",
      "source_url": "https://www.neccontract.com/news/survey-reveals-that-risk-pricing-is-one-of-the-key-challenges-for-nec-users?srsltid=AfmBOooeZnE2FOfiYTVc4nMzm8x92eJPaTpfD6tT4VXKbAczH0zN6LTS",
      "relevance": "high"
    },
    {
      "claim": "Project Managers can reduce contractor risk by providing specific assumptions for the quotation under clause 61.6.",
      "verbatim_quote": "If there is considerable uncertainty over the effects of a compensation event the Project Manager can decide, in consultation with the Contractor where appropriate, to limit this uncertainty by stating the assumptions the Contractor is to base his quotation on (clause 61.6).",
      "source_url": "https://www.neccontract.com/news/survey-reveals-that-risk-pricing-is-one-of-the-key-challenges-for-nec-users?srsltid=AfmBOooeZnE2FOfiYTVc4nMzm8x92eJPaTpfD6tT4VXKbAczH0zN6LTS",
      "relevance": "medium"
    },
    {
      "claim": "Effective quotation preparation requires internal management review and input from project teams regarding productivity and program impact.",
      "verbatim_quote": "In preparing quotations, emphasis should be placed on productivity, impact on other works and impact upon the programme and critical works items. When assembling a quotation users need to ensure they are fully informed by their own project teams and, before issuing the quotation, get it reviewed by management.",
      "source_url": "https://www.neccontract.com/news/survey-reveals-that-risk-pricing-is-one-of-the-key-challenges-for-nec-users?srsltid=AfmBOooeZnE2FOfiYTVc4nMzm8x92eJPaTpfD6tT4VXKbAczH0zN6LTS",
      "relevance": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "market_context": "- [HIGH] Project Managers must assess compensation event quotations prospectively rather than retrospectively. (source: https://archdesk.com/blog/jct-nec-contracts-uk-guide-2026)\n- [HIGH] Quotations should be priced and evaluated in association with the latest Accepted Programme. (source: https://www.ceca.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Course-outlines-NEC4.pdf)\n- [HIGH] The Project Manager has a two-week deadline to respond to a contractor's quotation. (source: https://www.gatherinsights.com/en/nec4/response-periods)\n- [HIGH] Deemed acceptance of a quotation is not automatic; the contractor must actively notify the Project Manager if a response is overdue. (source: https://www.gatherinsights.com/en/nec4/response-periods)\n- [HIGH] Quotations should include risk allowances for both cost and time. (source: https://www.neccontract.com/news/survey-reveals-that-risk-pricing-is-one-of-the-key-challenges-for-nec-users?srsltid=AfmBOooeZnE2FOfiYTVc4nMzm8x92eJPaTpfD6tT4VXKbAczH0zN6LTS)\n- [MEDIUM] Project Managers can reduce contractor risk by providing specific assumptions for the quotation under clause 61.6. (source: https://www.neccontract.com/news/survey-reveals-that-risk-pricing-is-one-of-the-key-challenges-for-nec-users?srsltid=AfmBOooeZnE2FOfiYTVc4nMzm8x92eJPaTpfD6tT4VXKbAczH0zN6LTS)\n- [MEDIUM] Effective quotation preparation requires internal management review and input from project teams regarding productivity and program impact. (source: https://www.neccontract.com/news/survey-reveals-that-risk-pricing-is-one-of-the-key-challenges-for-nec-users?srsltid=AfmBOooeZnE2FOfiYTVc4nMzm8x92eJPaTpfD6tT4VXKbAczH0zN6LTS)"
}