Debates on the NEC contract form have found their way repeatedly onto Neil's pages and website. While staunch fans insist the NEC is the way forward, many others feel distinctly let down by it. Perhaps the best solution is for those unable to make it work to simply stop trying. This form of contact clearly can work very well in the right circumstances - on a project where both parties are trained and willing to use it. But those factors simply don't apply in many instances. At the heart of the NEC contract is the ability to prevent disputes but it certainly seems to have failed in that purpose on the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway, which is still in the throes of a long-running quarrel between the county council and contractor Bam Nuttall.
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