NEC4 · ECC 60.1(12)
physical conditions
Conditions within the Site, other than weather, that were too unlikely at the Contract Date for an experienced contractor to price. Only the unforeseeable part counts.
On the Aldermere project
The old concrete foundations found under Station Road on 3 March 2026 were notified as physical conditions under 60.1(12).
Where you meet it
- Module 8: Compensation events: what they are and how to notify themPractitioner Course
- Module 4: The documents, the Scope and ambiguitiesCase Law
- Module 3: Ambiguities and inconsistenciesValid compensation events
- Module 5: The other events people argue aboutValid compensation events