A Guide to Construction Contracts
Date(s): February 12, 2024
Format: (Virtual) Instructor-led Course
Duration: One four-hour session
Time: 9:00am - 1:00pm
Price: $400.00 + HST
**Special Notice**: This session is Module 2 of the CCDC Series - Foundational Guide to Navigating CCDC Contracts. To check out the full program, click HERE.
Overview: this course is a primer on “how- to-read-and-understand-construction-contracts”. It examines some key applicable contract law principles and fundamental construction contracting essentials as well as typical provisions found in construction contracts. It uses CCDC 2 2020 as well as government and public sector contracts.
Topics:
- Basic contract law principles
- Key fundamental construction contracting principles
- Contract ‘A’ v Contract ‘B’
- Flow-down provisions
- Mandatory notice provisions
- Precedent clauses
- Warranty v. waiver
- Statutory Declarations - Legal Significance
- Impact of lien legislation
- Impact of payment & adjudication legislation
- Key provisions in construction contracts
- Defining the scope – the Work to be performed
- Notice provisions
- The Definitions
- Roles of third parties
- Subcontracting
- Changes in the Work
- Site and underground/concealed physical conditions
- Delay provisions
- Dispute resolution
- Benefits of using CCDC standard contract forms
- Basic structure and approach of CCDC standard contract forms
CCDC Reference Documents:
- CCDC 2 – 2020 – Stipulate Price Contract
- CCDC 31 - 2020 – Service Contract Between Owner and Consultant
Who should attend: Owners, procurement authority representatives, consultants, general and sub-contractors.
Facilitator: Michael Atkinson, LLB – Past CCA President
Cancellation Policy
-Cancellations must be received no later than 10 business days prior to the course date to be eligible for a 75% refund of registration fees.
-No refunds will be issued after this date.
-If you register for the course and do not attend, you are liable for the full registration fee unless you cancel according to the terms stated above.
-If you are unable to attend after registering you may send a substitute up to and including the day of the course. Please provide a name and email address for name tag and records.
-CANS reserves the right to cancel any course and will, in such an event, provide a full refund of registrations fees. Every effort will be made to give registrants a reasonable notice of cancellation.
-No liability is assumed by the organization for changes in course dates, content, speakers, or venue.
