Questions, answered.
The things commercial teams ask us most about Clause 60 — how it works, what it costs, and how your data is handled.
Does Clause 60 replace my judgement?
No. Clause 60 is assistive, not advisory. It does the assembly — reading the pack, following the cost build-up, cross-referencing the contract and the programme — and produces a structured first-pass review. Every finding is labelled Fact (drawn from your documents) or Inference (the reasoning from those facts), and where information is missing it's flagged, not assumed. You review it, check it, and put your name to it. It makes you faster; it doesn't make the call for you.
Why wouldn't I just use ChatGPT?
A general chatbot gives you a confident answer with no citation, no idea whether it's right, and your client's data sitting in a general model. Clause 60 is NEC-specific, grounds every point in your documents, is UK-hosted, and does not train AI on your data. Every finding is traceable to source. It's the difference between a plausible answer and a defensible one.
Does it work with NEC3 and NEC4, and our amended contract?
Yes — NEC3 and NEC4 ECC. It works from your actual contract, including your Z-clauses and amendments, not the standard form, because that's usually where the money is. If it hasn't been given your amendments, it tells you, rather than analysing the wrong thing.
Which Options does it cover — including target cost (C/D)?
All of them: NEC3 and NEC4 ECC across Options A to E — from the priced Options A and B, through the target-cost Options C and D, to cost-reimbursable E. Defined Cost, the Fee and the Schedule of Cost Components are assessed in the way the Option in front of you requires.
How does it handle the time and programme impact?
It reads the contractor's native programme files (Primavera XER) and analyses them properly — verifying the logic links, running a float analysis, and giving a clear Key Date and Sectional Completion overview — to check whether a claimed delay genuinely moves a contractual date or is absorbed by float. Most reviews take the time claim on trust; Clause 60 checks it against the programme's own evidence.
Which programme formats can it read?
Primavera P6 (XER) today — the contractor's native file, analysed properly: logic links, float, and a Key Date and Sectional Completion overview. Asta Powerproject and Microsoft Project import are on our roadmap; until then, a P6 XER export is the way in.
How long does a review take?
Most reviews complete in minutes — typically within about ten minutes of uploading the pack, depending on its size. You upload the compensation-event pack and the structured, section-by-section review comes back while you get on with something else — a fraction of the hours the same assembly takes by hand.
Can I run more than one review at a time?
Yes. You can submit several compensation events and they're worked through without you waiting — you don't have to hold on for one to finish before starting the next. Each review is independent, so a whole team can have events moving through at once.
What do I need to upload?
The compensation-event pack: the quotation and its cost build-up, the relevant contract documents (including your Z-clauses and amendments), and — for a proper time assessment — the contractor's native programme files (Primavera XER). The more complete the pack, the more complete the review; where something is missing, Clause 60 flags it rather than guessing.
Is my data secure, and where is it stored?
Your data stays in the UK, every organisation is isolated at the database level, multi-factor authentication is mandatory, and your data is not used to train AI. The platform has been independently penetration-tested by a CREST-certified firm. Full detail is on our security page.
Our client's contract or IT policy won't let us put project data into a third-party tool. What then?
A fair concern, and one we've built for. Your data stays in the UK; every organisation is isolated at the database level (a cross-organisation request returns nothing, not an error); access needs mandatory MFA; and your data is never used to train AI. We're ICO-registered, have completed a DPIA, publish our sub-processor list, and provide a Data Processing Agreement — and the platform has been independently penetration-tested by a CREST-certified firm. Share these with your client or IT team early; a pilot is a low-risk, contained way to get sign-off. See our security page.
Would an adjudicator accept a Clause 60 review?
The output isn't submitted as "the AI says." It's a structured, evidence-referenced review that you adopt, check and put your name to — like any work product your team prepares. Because every point is cited to source and the reasoning is transparent, it's more defensible than a review built at speed under deadline, not less. You remain the author.
Will it replace my commercial team?
No — it takes the assembly hours off them. Trawling correspondence, following build-ups, cross-checking the programme: that's the soul-destroying part. Clause 60 does that so your people spend their time on the argument and the commercial decision, which is what they're for.
Who's behind it?
Clause 60 was built by Sheldon Wright, a chartered commercial manager (MCICES) with over 20 years assessing compensation events under the NEC forms — from quantity surveyor to senior commercial manager on major UK highways, rail and infrastructure programmes, with tier-one contractors including BAM Nuttall, across NEC 2nd, 3rd and 4th editions. More on our About page.
Is there a limit on how many reviews I can run?
A project subscription includes up to 100 reviews per project each month — enough for a commercial team carrying a steady volume of compensation events on a live contract. The limit is a hard cap, so your costs can never run away unexpectedly; if you need more, just ask and we'll raise it. A pilot covers up to five events over 30 days, and a single review is a one-off. If your volume is higher, an Enterprise package is sized around your requirements — see the pricing page or talk to us.
What does it cost, and how do I try it?
Pricing is on our pricing page. The best way to try it is a paid pilot on your own live events — you run the events you'd be working anyway and judge the results. Book a pilot and we'll set it up with you.