Activity schedule: definition and example
In an NEC contract under Option A or C, the list of activities, each with a price, that makes up your price.
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Guidance for England and Wales. Check the contract, amendments and facts that apply to your job.
What it means in practice
Read this alongside the NEC Dictionary of Terms.
An activity schedule connects the price to identifiable parts of the work. It is not the same as the programme, which explains sequencing and timing. NEC Option A and Option C use the schedule differently, so do not assume the same payment assessment applies to both.
Check how activities are described and when they qualify for payment. A pre-signing contract review can examine whether the proposed payment structure matches your package.
Worked example
The facts
An electrical subcontractor prices first fix at £8,000 and testing at £2,000 under an assumed unamended Option A arrangement.
What happens
It checks the contractual completion requirements for each activity.
First fix is complete at assessment, but testing has not started.
What this shows
The £8,000 completed activity is considered under the payment rules; the whole £10,000 is not automatically payable.
Sources
- NEC Dictionary of Terms. NEC Contracts.