State of the Industry Survey 2026 Please complete these survey questions from your perspective and experience for the construction projects you have recently worked on. The results will be collated and shared at our next NEC People conference and also with the wider industry.Your answers will remain confidential and only the cumulative results of answers shared anonymously with the industry. Your answers could help shape the future of NEC contracts! Question Title * 1. Name (Required.) Question Title * 2. Company name Question Title * 3. Email address (Required.) Question Title * 4. Which best describes the company you represent? (Required.) Client Contractor Consultant Subcontractor Other Question Title * 5. Do you use a Cloud based system for managing the flow of NEC communications between Client and Contractor(or Consultant) e.g. Cemar, Contract Bee etc. (Required.) Always Sometimes Rarely Never Not sure Question Title * 6. Is a similar cloud-based system used between Subcontractors and Contractor (or Consultant) (Required.) Always Usually Sometimes Rarely Not sure Question Title * 7. Do you personally prefer NEC contracts over other forms of contract such as JCT/FIDIC (Required.) Yes No No preference Question Title * 8. From your perspective, what percentage of written Z clauses (bespoke amendments from standard contract wording) are worthy, useful and contribute to making a difference to the management of that project? 0% 100% Clear i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale. Question Title * 9. On average, how would you generally rate the following parties for their understanding and strict administration of the contract? Excellent Good Average Poor Client Client Excellent Client Good Client Average Client Poor Contractor Contractor Excellent Contractor Good Contractor Average Contractor Poor Consultant Consultant Excellent Consultant Good Consultant Average Consultant Poor Subcontractor Subcontractor Excellent Subcontractor Good Subcontractor Average Subcontractor Poor Question Title * 10. Do you normally undertake joint contract training between the different Parties on a particular project? (Required.) Mostly Sometimes Rarely/never Not sure Question Title * 11. Are early warnings ever taken negatively - i.e. seen merely as a commercial tool from another Party? (Required.) Yes often Sometimes Rarely/never Question Title * 12. Does cost appear to be a big focus or consideration in the notification of an early warning and within the discussions of the early warning meetings? (Required.) Yes often Sometimes Rarely (if ever) Question Title * 13. Are commercial people normally present at early warning meetings? (Required.) Yes No Not sure Question Title * 14. How often do you normally hold specific early warning meetings on a project to discuss early warnings? (Required.) Every 1-2 weeks Every 4 weeks/month Only ad-hoc as necessary No formal meetings held Question Title * 15. Is the Early Warning Register regularly updated, and the latest version reissued or available on the cloud-based system? (Required.) Yes No Not sure Question Title * 16. Do you think the early warning process/Early Warning Register achieves on its goal of effectively managing risk and avoiding/minimising cost of compensation events? (Required.) Yes No Not sure Question Title * 17. How frequently is a revised programme that has been issued for acceptance formally accepted on your project(s)? (Required.) Every 4 weeks/month Every 2-3 months Rarely accepted Never accepted Not sure Question Title * 18. How often does the Project Manager/Service Manager issue assumptions for the Contractor/Consultant to base their compensation event quotation upon? (Required.) Regulalry Sometimes Rarely/never Not sure Question Title * 19. On average, in your experience, how long would it take to agree a CE quotation (from notification to implementation)? (Required.) Less than 4 weeks 4-8 weeks 2-3 months 4-5 months 6 months+ Not sure Question Title * 20. How often are you paid on time (if you are the Contractor/Subcontractor/Consultant) or pay on time (if you are the Client)? (Required.) Always Usually Rarely/never Not sure Question Title * 21. Where deductions are made by the Client between the regular monthly payment applications and their assessments, how often do you consider they correct (i.e. for reasons in accordance with the Contract)? (Required.) Always Sometimes Rarely/never Not sure Question Title * 22. In your experience, which is the most frequently occurring compensation event? Question Title * 23. On average what is the approximate value of compensation events on your projects as a % of the tendered total of the Prices? 0% 100% Clear i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale. Question Title * 24. What is the biggest recurring issue(s) or frustration that you see on your projects in the Parties attempts in administering the NEC Contract? (Required.) Question Title * 25. What would you single out as the best thing about NEC contracts? (Required.) Question Title * 26. What would you say is the worst thing about NEC contracts? (Required.) Question Title * 27. Is there anything you would like to see specifically changed or improved about NEC contracts? Many thanks for completing this survey. The results will be collated and shared with the industry in due course. Done
