https://mtk.quantik.co.uk/the-science-of-quantik Weekly insights from The Science of Quantik® — bite-sized news and expert perspectives on quantity surveying, construction industry trends, tech, productivity and professional growth. en Fri, 22 May 2026 08:34:19 GMT 2026-05-22T08:34:19Z en https://mtk.quantik.co.uk/the-science-of-quantik/why-nec-compensation-events-become-major-disputes <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://mtk.quantik.co.uk/the-science-of-quantik/why-nec-compensation-events-become-major-disputes" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://mtk.quantik.co.uk/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/Construction%20Site%20Team%20Collaboration.png" alt="Why NEC Compensation Events Become Major Disputes" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p>NEC contracts are designed to encourage early warning, collaboration and proactive management. In principle, that should reduce the likelihood of disputes developing. In practice, however, NEC projects can still become commercially difficult where compensation events are not managed properly, records are incomplete, or the contract assumptions do not align with how the project is actually being delivered.</p> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://mtk.quantik.co.uk/the-science-of-quantik/why-nec-compensation-events-become-major-disputes" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://mtk.quantik.co.uk/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/Construction%20Site%20Team%20Collaboration.png" alt="Why NEC Compensation Events Become Major Disputes" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p>NEC contracts are designed to encourage early warning, collaboration and proactive management. In principle, that should reduce the likelihood of disputes developing. In practice, however, NEC projects can still become commercially difficult where compensation events are not managed properly, records are incomplete, or the contract assumptions do not align with how the project is actually being delivered.</p> <img src="https://track-eu1.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=147408080&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fmtk.quantik.co.uk%2Fthe-science-of-quantik%2Fwhy-nec-compensation-events-become-major-disputes&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fmtk.quantik.co.uk%252Fthe-science-of-quantik&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> Thu, 21 May 2026 09:42:19 GMT enquiries@quantik.co.uk (Quantik) https://mtk.quantik.co.uk/the-science-of-quantik/why-nec-compensation-events-become-major-disputes 2026-05-21T09:42:19Z