Under NEC3, I would say strictly speaking 'No' as the cost of preparing quotations was specifically excluded from Defined Costs for options A & B.
Under NEC4, this exclusion has disappeared and I cannot find it elsewhere in the contract.
However, in accordance with clause 63.1, there does have to be a change in Defined Costs, so if the relevant people are salaried and just work a bit longer to get the quotes out, but aren't paid anything extra, then there is no change in Defined Costs.
Under NEC4, this exclusion has disappeared and I cannot find it elsewhere in the contract.
However, in accordance with clause 63.1, there does have to be a change in Defined Costs, so if the relevant people are salaried and just work a bit longer to get the quotes out, but aren't paid anything extra, then there is no change in Defined Costs.