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Content reviewed: 2026-10-14

# Compensation event register

Follow each NEC event from awareness and notification through quotation, response and implementation.

by [Jack Butler-Kettle](<https://www.quantsurv.com/about#jack-butler-kettle>) · About 2 min readShare

## How to use it

Enter checked deadlines from the actual contract and instructions. Preserve each communication and the separate cost and programme assessment.

### Compensation event register

Enter checked deadlines from the actual contract and instructions. Preserve each communication and the separate cost and programme assessment.

[Download blank Excel workbook](<https://www.quantsurv.com/downloads/library/compensation-event-register.xlsx>)

Free blank template for your own project. The completed example is shown below. No email address required.

View the completed example

Completed fictional example

Westhaven refurbishment · 14 October 2026 · Version 1.0

#### Compensation event register

Scroll across if needed to read the whole record. A dash means no value has been entered.

Compensation event register: completed fictional example
| Event / awareness | Notification / proof | Decision / quotation instruction | Checked quotation deadline | Submitted cost / time | Response / implementation | Next action |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CE-02 / 7 Oct | N-CE02 / 7 Oct; R-071 | Instruction QI-02 / 9 Oct | 30 Oct 2026, checked against QI-02 | £6,600 and 2 days proposed; Q-02 | Awaiting assessment; not implemented | Provide programme comparison by 16 Oct |
| CE-03 / 9 Oct | N-CE03 / 9 Oct; R-091 | Awaiting decision | Not yet established | Not submitted | Open | Check response date in contract diary |

Example dates are project-specific records, not universal NEC response periods. A quotation amount is not an implemented assessment.

## Understanding your results

Example dates are project-specific records, not universal NEC response periods. A quotation amount is not an implemented assessment.

## How it works

The workbook provides blank working records. Grey cells calculate from the entered inputs; yellow cells are for your information. The completed example stays on this page.

Read the [related guidance](<https://www.quantsurv.com/compensation-events/problems/nec-events-drifting>) for the context and checks behind this template.

If you need help preparing or reviewing the project records, our [quantity surveying services](<https://www.quantsurv.com/quantity-surveying>) explain the tasks available under a separate appointment. Agree the deliverable, responsibilities and required specialist input before work starts.

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