NEC Planning Consultant for Civil Engineering Contractors
Practical NEC programme support for contractors who need help developing, updating or defending the programme position on live projects.
1M Planning Services supports Clause 31 and Clause 32 programmes, Accepted Programme reviews, compensation event assessments, critical path analysis, delay assessment and extension-of-time support.
NEC programme support across live projects
NEC programmes sit at the centre of project delivery, forecasting, change management and time entitlement.
1M Planning Services provides practical contractor-side support to help ensure the programme reflects how the project is actually being delivered and how change is affecting the contractual position.
Support can include:
Clause 31 programme development
Clause 32 programme updates
programme acceptance comments and revisions
Accepted Programme review
critical path and float analysis
Key Date and Completion forecasting
compensation event programme assessments
programme narratives and supporting commentary
delay and extension-of-time support
Clause 31 programme support
A Clause 31 programme should provide a clear and realistic basis for delivery.
Support can include development or review of:
construction sequence and logic
access and possession constraints
resources and gang allocation
temporary works
third-party interfaces
Key Dates
Completion milestones
float and time risk allowances
programme narratives
client and Project Manager comments
The objective is to produce a programme that is both practical for the project team and capable of supporting the contractual position.
Clause 32 programme updates
Clause 32 updates should reflect actual progress, current forecasting and the latest project position.
1M can support regular programme updates including:
progress and actual dates
remaining durations
revised sequencing
critical path movement
forecast Completion
Key Date forecasting
emerging programme risks
narrative explanation of changes
programme acceptance comments
The programme should remain a useful management tool rather than simply becoming a contractual submission exercise.
Accepted Programme review
The Accepted Programme is central to many NEC programme and compensation event assessments.
1M can review:
which programme is contractually relevant
the data date and programme status
critical path and float
Key Dates and Completion
outstanding programme comments
assumptions and constraints
sequence and resources
subsequent changes affecting delivery
This provides a clear basis for assessing change and understanding the contractor’s current programme position.
Compensation event programme assessments
Where compensation events affect the programme, 1M can assess the time effect against the relevant programme position.
Support can include:
identifying the appropriate programme basis
defining the event and affected activities
inserting additional or changed work
reviewing logic and interfaces
assessing critical path impact
considering reasonable mitigation
forecasting the effect on Completion or Key Dates
preparing supporting programme narratives
The aim is to provide a clear, traceable and evidence-based assessment.
Critical path, float and Key Dates
Understanding the true critical path is essential when assessing delay and change.
1M can review:
activities driving Completion
Key Date logic
sectional milestones
available float
merge points
concurrent workstreams
critical path movement
emerging programme risk
The focus is on the logic and sequence actually governing delivery rather than simply relying on software output.
Delay and extension-of-time support
Where the programme has become delayed or disrupted, support can extend beyond routine programme updates.
1M can help establish:
the causes of delay
the period of critical impact
the effect of compensation events
the current forecast position
available programme evidence
potential extension-of-time entitlement
programme support for commercial recovery
This can be particularly useful where the contractor is being challenged on performance but the programme position has not yet been fully analysed.
Practical contractor-side planning
1M Planning Services is focused on practical contractor-side planning rather than theoretical programme analysis in isolation.
Assessments are developed around:
actual construction sequence
access constraints
gang and resource availability
temporary works
approvals and information
project records
site progress
third-party interfaces
realistic mitigation
This helps ensure the programme position is both technically coherent and commercially useful.
Flexible support
Not every project needs a full-time planner or a large external consultancy.
1M can provide:
regular planning support
short-term NEC programme assistance
review of an existing programme
focused compensation event analysis
delay review
support during project close-out
additional resource for an existing project or commercial team
This gives contractors access to experienced NEC planning capability when it is actually required.
Sectors supported
Highways
Water & Drainage
Utilities
Infrastructure
Structures
Public-Sector Frameworks
Why 1M Planning Services
Need help with an NEC programme?
Whether you need a Clause 31 programme, a Clause 32 update, compensation event assessment or support establishing the programme position on a delayed project, 1M Planning Services can provide focused NEC planning support.