NEC4 · ECC 13.3
period for reply
The time the Contract Data gives for replying to a communication, unless a clause sets its own time. It can be extended by agreement before the reply is due.
On the Aldermere project
Aldermere's period for reply is two weeks. For the wet well design it was extended by agreement on 19 March 2026 to 1 April.
Also written as
- periods for reply
Where you meet it
- Module 2: Before you sign: the Contract DataPractitioner Course
- Module 4: Communications and the period for replyPractitioner Course
- Module 3: Communications and the Project ManagerCase Law
- Module 10: Design, quality and testingNEC4 vs FIDIC 2017
- Module 6: Contract Data parts one and two: the entries that cause trouble laterContract Preparation
- Module 6: The reply and the case clinicValid compensation events