CCDC Series Module 2: A Guide to Construction Subcontracts
Date(s): May 20, 2025
Time: 9:00 a.m.– 1:00 p.m.
Duration: One four-hour session
Format: (Virtual) Instructor-led Live Course
Pricing:
Member Price: $400.00 + HST
Non-Member Price: $520.00 + HST
Overview:
Module 2 – May 20, 2025 - Contractor/Subcontractor Guide to Construction Subcontracts: This session explores construction subcontracts from the perspective of general contractors and subcontractors. It serves as a foundational guide to reading and interpreting subcontract agreements, focusing on contract law principles and subcontract-specific provisions. Using the CCA 1 (2021) Standard Stipulated Price Subcontract as a key reference, the session covers essential aspects of the contractor-subcontractor relationship and common clauses found in subcontracts.
§ Basic Contract and Subcontract Law Principles
§ Privity of contract
§ Express vs Implied Terms
§ Importance of certainty of a contract
§ The duty of honesty in contractual dealings
§ Statutory Declarations - Legal Significance
§ Important Subcontract Basics:
§ Why are written subcontracts required?” Incorporation by reference - does it work?
§ "Flow-down" provisions
§ Precedent clauses
§ Scope of work provision
§ Overview of CCA 1 2021
§ Impact of "prompt" payment legislation
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Who should attend: Owners, procurement authority representatives, consultants, general and sub-contractors.
Facilitator: Michael Atkinson, LLB – Past CCA President
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