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: Debbie Hicks

MAINTAIN HIGH ETHICAL STANDARDS AND THRIVE PERSONALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY. Ethical behaviour is paramount in the construction industry. By maintaining high ethical standards, and being consistent in our practices, we thrive both personally and professionally. The Construction Industry Ethics course can help your employees navigate the ethical gray areas they face every day. It has been designed to help you understand ethics as it relates to the construction industry. The course is designed to illustrate the application of the principles conveyed in the Buildforce Online Component through case studies, practical examples, and interactive learning through discussion. Registrants will have the opportunity to ask questions and interact with their colleagues and the instructor.