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Covers the suite of NEC contracts, key characteristics of NEC forms, and the internal structure of ECC4, including how ECC3 has been changed to ECC4. Explains main and secondary options, including contract strategy, risk allocation, pricing certainty, and detailed option mechanisms such as compensation events, dispute avoidance, and resolution procedures.","The NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract  \nA Commentary  \nThird Edition  \nBrian Eggleston‡  \nCEng, FICE, FIStructE, FCIArb  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nThis edition first published 2019 © 2019 John Wiley & Sons Ltd  \nEdition History  \nFirst published in 1996 by Blackwell Science as The New Engineering Contract: A Commentary  \nSecond edition published in 2006 by Blackwell Science retitled as The NEC3 Engineering and Construction Contract: A Commentary  \nThird retitled edition published in 2019 by John Wiley & Sons Ltd All rights reserved. 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