An Owner's Guide to Construction Procurement
Date(s): February 26, 2025
Time: 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Duration: One four-hour session
Format: (Virtual) Instructor-led Course
Pricing:
Member Price: $400.00 + HST
Non Member Price: $500.00 + HST
This course is Gold Seal accredited (1 Credit)
Overview:
This course looks at how to determine if the correct project delivery method and contract pricing option have been selected. It then looks at the unique legal principles and requirements that apply to competitive construction procurement in Canada.
Learning Outcomes:
§ Traditional procurement approach. The law of construction procurement prior to the 1981 Ron Engineering case.
§ Selecting the right delivery method and contract pricing option
§ Contract A – The “Bidding” Contract v. Contract B The Construction Contract – The law of construction procurement posts the Ron Engineering.
§ Common problems and recommended solutions
§ The Ron Engineering Case
§ RFP v. Call for Bids.
§ Contracting out of Contract A?
§ Bid compliance and the Owner’s discretion.
§ Bid selection and “privilege” clauses: Must it be the lowest compliant bid?
§ Award criteria. Disclosure and application
§ The duty of fairness
§ Duty of honesty in contractual dealings.
§ The What/ The Why/ The Who/The Where/The When of Supplementary Conditions
§ Some myths regarding Supplementary Conditions
§ Common drafting mistakes
§ Examples – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly!
§ Best Practices.
“A Guide to Construction Procurement for Owners”, looks at how to determine if the correct project delivery method and contract pricing option have been selected for a given construction project as well as the unique legal principles and requirements that apply to competitive construction procurement in Canada. In addition to looking at the procurement of the successful prime contractor, it also examines the legal “dos-and-don’ts” of subcontract procurement.
It also examines the effective use of Supplementary Conditions, including best practices.
Who should attend: Contractors, subcontractors, owners, procurement authority representatives and consultants.
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.
