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

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: Kevin Dougherty

Time Management Seminar – Do you run your job, or does your job run you?   Does it ever seem like there is just more to do than you can get done?  In today’s world, most of us are asked to get more done in less time.   This program will help you develop the basic personal and organizational skills to enhance your productivity.  More than just time management, this course demonstrates the need to clearly understand leadership priorities and the ways to implement them, offering insights to anyone interested in personal and organizational productivity.

Instructor: Kevin Dougherty

Customer Service Seminar – Looking to leave even the most difficult customers with smiles on their faces?  To each employee, this dynamic and effective program will communicate the need to be more company-minded and sales-oriented.  Practical, proven, and entertaining, this program’s comprehensive approach to customer service makes this program mandatory for anyone who has contact with customers, including service technicians, drivers, dispatchers, foremen, receptionists, salespeople, accounting personnel, and managers

Instructor: Kevin Dougherty

Looking for the perfect supervisor?  Maybe you don’t need to look very far… If you want to develop men and women into managers, or perhaps want to work on your own supervisory skills, this seminar can help.  Geared towards anyone who manages people, including foremen, owners, and project managers, this real world presentation has been used to train over 10,000 supervisors in leadership, transition to management, problem solving, and ending communication conflict.

Instructor: Kevin Dougherty

Communication Seminar – Get even the most difficult person to act civilized.   This program will help you get even the most difficult person eating out of your hands. You will walk away from this program with some tricks and tactics which you will put to immediate use, and learn how to keep the tempers from flaring.

Instructor: Kevin Dougherty

The “Advanced Supervisory Program” is designed to challenge the supervisor to think differently about their supervisory role and responsibilities and provide them the skills to positively impact every part of the organization. This program is for the experienced supervisor who has experience or needs an added push.  Every attendee will take an assessment to help them determine their management style which they can use to assist them in the improvement process.  This is more than a seminar it is a case study on how to improve all aspects of their job from leadership, communication, planning, safety, customer relations, coaching and self-realization.

Instructor: Ron Cruikshank and Murray Guy

LeanCx is a Level 2, full day, interactive workshop on a proactive commissioning approach that utilizes the Last Planner® System (LP®S) to manage commissioning work flow and Target Value Design to help manage the design commissioning process for achieving clearly defined value and system performance targets. The workshop covers lean project delivery fundamentals including eliminating waste, reducing variability and improving work flow. Participants will learn why design commissioning needs to be part of the Target Value Design process and how the Last Planner System can be used to achieve challenging commissioning milestones, what we can “Done is Done”. A hands on pull planning session will demonstrate how to collaboratively plan and deliver on the commitments and promises needed for the reliable work to occur.