In NEC3 ECS option A, if the Data Part 1 states that the Contractor’s period for reply is 4 weeks and then the Contractor accepts the Subcontractor’s baseline programme (clause 31) which includes a design acceptance period of 2 weeks by the Contractor.
Is the design acceptance period still 4 weeks? Or by the Contractor accepting the baseline programme with a period of 2 weeks for design approval, is the Contractor accepting that for design only the period for reply for the Contractor is 2 weeks?
Is the design acceptance period still 4 weeks? Or by the Contractor accepting the baseline programme with a period of 2 weeks for design approval, is the Contractor accepting that for design only the period for reply for the Contractor is 2 weeks?