NEC4 Compensation Events
Compensation Event Desk
Work through the key commercial questions from event identification and notification through to quotation, programme impact and assessment.
Start with the issue in front of you — then work through the checks that matter.
Start here
Something has happened on the project. What should you check first?
Use the CE workflow to identify the potential event, consider notification responsibility and protect any relevant contractual time limits before moving into detailed assessment.
Compensation Event workflow
Use the workflow as a practical route through the CE process.
- 01
Event occurs
What actually happened?
Start with the underlying event, instruction, condition or change — not the commercial conclusion.
- 02
Potential CE
Could the event fall within a Compensation Event category?
Check if this could be a CE - 03
Notification
Who should notify and has the event already been notified?
Check notification responsibility - 04
Deadline
Is there a contractual time limit that needs protecting?
Check the deadline - 05
Quotation
What time and cost effects need to be considered?
Review the quotation - 06
Programme
How does the event interact with the programme?
Review programme impact - 07
Assessment
What should be checked before the CE position is concluded?
Review the commercial position
What do you need to do?
Is This a CE?
FREEWork through the event and identify whether it may fall within the NEC4 Compensation Event mechanism.
Deadline Checker
FREEIdentify the relevant event date and check the key standard CE time periods that may need attention.
Clause 60.1 Guide
FREE / PRONavigate the standard Compensation Event categories using practical original explanations.
Quotation Review
PROWork through the commercial checks that matter when preparing or reviewing a CE quotation.
Programme Impact
PROWork through the programme questions that should be considered when assessing a Compensation Event.
Commercial Case Studies
FREE / PRORealistic commercial scenarios showing how common Compensation Event cost and programme issues should be approached.
Deadline awareness
Don't leave notification until the assessment stage.
A Compensation Event may involve separate steps for notification, response, quotation and assessment. Identify the event and check the applicable contractual process early.
Some Contractor notifications may be subject to a time bar. The applicable contract and amendments must always be checked.
- Step 1
Event awareness
- Step 2
Notification
- Step 3
Quotation
- Step 4
Assessment
Common questions during a live CE
CE Reference Desk
PROCESS
CE Process Overview
A practical overview from event identification through notification, quotation and assessment.
View ProcessEVENTS
Compensation Event Categories
Navigate the standard CE categories using original plain-English guidance.
Browse CategoriesCOMMERCIAL
Quotation & Assessment
Understand the questions to consider when preparing or reviewing the commercial position.
Explore GuidancePROGRAMME
Programme & Time
Focus on the programme information and time effects relevant to CE assessment.
Explore ProgrammeCommon project scenarios
Start with what happened on the project, then work through the contractual and commercial questions.
Project Manager instruction
Review the circumstances of the instruction and what it changed on site.
Work through scenarioUnexpected physical condition
Review the circumstances encountered and the information relied on.
Work through scenarioChange to planned work
Check whether the change may fall within the CE mechanism.
Work through scenarioInformation provided late
Review the circumstances and the effect on planned work.
Work through scenarioWhat's included
Free tools and case-study scenarios are available now. The upcoming NEC4 Compensation Events Pack (planned launch price £79 one-off) will include the full Worked Solutions for Cases 01–06.
Free
FREE- CE workflow
- Basic CE Check
- Basic Deadline Checker
- Selected CE category guidance
- Selected worked examples
NEC4 Compensation Events Pack
PRO- Cases 01–06 full Worked Solutions
- Main Option A–F impact analysis (not six recalculated versions of each Case)
- Advanced Option B/D Quantity-change Module where applicable
- Structured evidence and commercial assessment guidance
- Example response wording
NEC4 Compensation Events Pack
Go beyond identifying the event.
Full Worked Solutions for Cases 01–06, with Main Option A–F impact analysis and example response wording.
NEC4 Compensation Events Pack — coming soon
Planned launch price £79 one-off. No subscription.
Always check the project contract
Commercial Desk provides practical decision support based on standard NEC4 concepts. Project-specific Contract Data, amendments, Z clauses and the executed contract may change the applicable process, responsibilities or time periods.