Instructor: Phil Perry

80% of the people managing Construction Contracts do not read, do not understand or are not following the Construction Contract in place between the two organizations! This creates problems for both the Owner and the Contractor as well as the other participants involved with the project (Consultant, Subcontractors, Sub-Subcontractors and Suppliers).

The Canadian Construction Documents Committee (CCDC) and the Canadian Construction Association (CCA) publishes standard contracts and guides for the Construction Industry.

In this workshop the bidding process will be reviewed (Expression of Interest (EOI), Request for Qualifications (RFQ), Request for Proposals (RFP), Contract A, Contract B), the difference between a Letter of Intent and Letter of Award (one of which one is simply an agreement to agree) and the terms and conditions of the CCDC-2 Stipulated Price Construction Contract.

Guides covered on the workshop:

• CCDC-00 – Guide to Use of CCDC Master Specification for Division 00 – Procurement and Contracting Requirements
• CCDC-10 – A Guide to Construction Project Delivery Methods
• CCDC-20 – Guide to the use of CCDC-2 Stipulated Price Contract
• CCDC-23 – Guide to the Call and Awarding of Construction Contracts
• CCDC-21 – Guide to Construction Insurance
• CCDC-22 – Guide to Construction Surety Bonds
• CCDC-24 – Guide to Model Forms
• CCDC-29 – Guide to Prequalification
• CCDC-40 – Rules for Mediation and Arbitration of Construction Industry Disputes
• CCA 53 – A Trade Contractors Guide and Checklist to Construction Contracts

 Who should attend?

Anyone whose work is described in construction contracts: Owners, Consultants, Project Managers, Construction Managers, Superintendents and Estimators of all levels will benefit from the workshop.

Instructor: Phil Perry

The process for submitting Shop Drawings, Submittals and Samples is key to getting the right materials and equipment to the right place at the right time. However, many Contractors, Trade Contractors and Suppliers are struggling with getting timely reviews of the submittals.

This workshop will review the process from cradle to grave and offer tips and tricks to avoid common mistakes.

The following will be reviewed in this workshop:

• Common Shop Drawing Process as articulated in: CCDC-2 – Stipulated Price Contract, CCA-1 – Stipulated Price Subcontract, CCA-19 – Stipulated Price Sub-Subcontract, ACA Form A – Stipulated Price Subcontract, CCA-5B – Construction Management for Services and Construction Contract, CCDC-14 – Stipulated Price Design Build Contract

• Procurement Schedule
• Submittal Log
• Review Process
• What to do when the client wants more than what is called for in the Specifications

Guides covered by the course:

• ACA Doc E – Alberta Standard Guide for Shop Drawings and Submittal Procedures
• CCA 53 – Trade Contractors Guide and Checklist to Construction Contracts

 Who should attend?

Anyone who is involved with the Shop Drawing Process: Managers, Project Managers, Project Coordinators, Superintendents, Procurement, Quality Control of all levels will benefit from the workshop.

Instructor: Phil Perry

Payment in the Construction Industry is a problem. This create problems for both the Owner and the Contractor as well as the other participants involved with the project (Consultant, Subcontractors, Sub-Subcontractors and Suppliers)

The Canadian Construction Documents Committee (CCDC) and the Canadian Construction Association (CCA) publish standard contracts and guides for the Construction Industry.

In this half-day workshop the Payment Process in Standard Contracts (CCDC-2 Stipulated Price Contract, CCA-1 Stipulated Price Subcontract, CCA-19 Stipulated Price Sub- Subcontract) will be reviewed along with contract language from non-standard contracts which can delay payment.

It is important to recognize when your client is trying to work language into the contract which delays payment (Pay-if-Paid, Pay-when-Paid, “Notwithstanding” clauses).

 Guides covered by the course:

CCA 28 – A Guide to Improving Cash Flow in the Construction Industry

CCA 50 – A Prime Contractors Guide to Project Financing and Payment Security CCA 53 – Trade Contractors Guide and Checklist to Construction Contracts

CCA Banking Guide for the Canadian Construction Association CCDC 12 – Project Financial Information Disclosure Form

 Who should attend?

Anyone who is involved with billings and payment: Managers, Project Managers, Project Coordinators, Project Accountants of all levels will benefit from the workshop

Instructor: Phil Perry

This is an interactive half-day seminar that will cover the fundamentals of interpreting construction specifications. The seminar will deal with the basics of reading and interpreting both the general and technical specifications.

Course Topics

• Recognize the role of the Project Manual in relationship to the bidding documents, construction contract documents, general requirements and the technical specifications
• Recognize the role of MasterFormat in Construction Specifications
• Recognize the difference between a Prescriptive Specification and a Performance Specifications

Who should attend?

Anyone who is new to using Construction Specifications

Instructor: Phil Perry

This is an interactive half-day seminar that will cover the fundamentals of interpreting construction drawings. The seminar will deal with the basics of interpreting information from plans, elevations, sections, details and notes contained in typical drawings.

Course Topics

List the components of a typical construction drawing set

Identify typical drawing types, symbols, notes and scales

Recognize the common types of drawing sets and explain their differences

Extrapolate specific information from a drawing set and cross-reference it to the construction

Instructor: Phil Perry

“I signed up for this course to learn about my rights and responsibilities under standard contracts. I didn’t expect to learn so much about the risks and rewards. Amazing course!”

The Canadian Construction Documents Committee publishes standard contracts for the construction industry. This two-day course reviews the various CCDC contracts, emphasizing which contracts to use in which situations, and the roles & responsibilities of Owners, Designers, and Constructors.

• CCDC-2 Stipulated Price
• CCDC-2 (MA) Stipulated Price – Master Agreement (for owners with a program of projects)
• CCDC-3 Cost Plus
• CCDC-4 Unit Price
• CCDC-5A  Construction Management for Services
• CCDC-5B  Construction Management for Services & Construction
• CCDC-14 Design-Build Stipulated Price
• CCDC-15 Design Services Contract btw. Design-Builder & Consultant
• CCDC-17 Stipulated price between Owner and Trade Contractor for CM Projects
• CCDC-18 Civil Works
• CCDC-30 Integrated Project Delivery (IPD)
• Standard Design Contracts

Instructor: Phil Perry

80% of the people managing Construction Contracts do not read, do not understand or are not following the Construction Contract in place between the two organizations!!! This create problems for both the Contractor and the Subcontractor (and Sub-Subcontractor).

The Canadian Construction Association publishes standard documents for the Construction Industry. This is a workshop on the various CCA Sub-Contracts with an emphasis on the roles and responsibilities of the Contractor, the Sub-Contractor and the Sub-Sub Contractor.

• CCA-1 – Stipulated Price Subcontract
• CCA-19 – Stipulated Price Sub-Subcontract
• ACA Form A – Agreement between Contractor and Sub-Contractor
• ACA Form B – Agreement between Sub-Contractor and Sub-Subcontractor
• Guides covered by the course:
• CCA-51 – Guide to Calling Bids and Awarding Subcontracts
• CCA – A Trade Contractors Guide & Checklist to Construction Contracts

Instructor: Debbie Hicks and Kees Cusveller

This is a workshop for participants to understand the meaning of non-standard contract clauses, and to explore the risks contractors are assuming and the consequent considerations when bidding. Unfair allocation of risk often times gets as- signed in contract clauses based on project owners’ or their lawyers’ past experiences. When there is a lack of under- standing of the risk, and the risk materializes, the bidder can jeopardize their business and disputes can arise. The results arising from this Workshop will assist you to reduce your risks in responding to tenders containing non-standard terms.

Instructor: Debbie Hicks and Kees Cusveller

What does it take to be on the winning team? Can you make it through the “Gauntlet”! Whether you are the owner with a project request, the design consultant creating, reviewing or participating in the process, the general contractor responding, or the trade contractor new to the “Party Invitation” activities, this session will provide tips and suggestions for how to make sure each partner is successful in their pursuit. The presenters/judges have all “been there and done that” so they have lots to share.  Training that occurs with all four OAEC partners (Owners, Architects, Engineers, Contractors) together in a hands-on environment is the ultimate opportunity for learning and understanding each other’s perspectives. This is a unique one of a kind experience to go from zero to mach speed in a short period of time!

Instructor: Christine Paquette

Surveys have concluded that delay of payment puts undue pressure on the cash flow of many contracting businesses. As Alberta Construction Association (ACA) Chair, Paul Heyens, communicated to the participants, “Cash flow is the blood through the veins of the construction industry and necessary for its survival”. It is not just an issue that affects the Con- tractors, but also the Architects and Engineers; everyone has to have healthy cash flow, or they can’t work effectively. This Workshop will take participants through: An interactive review of Issues and Solutions surrounding the “flow of money” and the creation of a Subcontractor Start-Up Meeting Checklist (with a focus to those items that affect the “flow of money”.