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Compensation Events Explained for Quantity Surveyors

A compensation event (CE) is the NEC contract mechanism for adjusting price and time when something happens that is not the contractor's risk. Understanding how to notify, price and implement CEs correctly is one of the most commercially important skills a QS can develop.

15 May 2026·Contracts & Law

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