Joint working on quotations for compensation events

Sometimes we struggle to shake off the past. The Contractor bigs up his claim and the Client's side sit eagerly waiting with a red pen to carve through it.....remember all of this?

Hopefully this should not occur when using NEC3 Contracts and the proactive processes built in to them. I do though hear of postbox approach to preparing quotations, you have a go over there and we will have a look at it from over here.....

Why not get the PM/Contractor team to sit down together and work through the quotation together - then instantly formalising through the quotation submission/acceptance - saves time and hassle and maybe even the cost of a stamp! Being serious though, we don't have to have a 'them and us' approach to preparing quotations for compensation events. Many can just be agreed in minutes, some in an hour or so and others will need that bit more care - judge appropriate time for each and try to work together to achieve the goal of agreeing the time/cost of each compensation event as quickly as possible.

Rob