March 31, 2019
Despite design and construction being left out of a recent Ontario government announcement claiming that a billion dollars a year will be saved through centralized procurement in the public sector, stakeholders are still generally pleased with the move.
… Read MoreMarch 22, 2019
The Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) has submitted a targeted set of recommendations to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, aimed at bringing consistency and transparency to the Site Plan Approval (SPA) process. Prior research found significant delays, costs and regional variation regarding SPA. A follow-up report in 2018 found that delays associated with the SPA process may be costing Ontario $900 million per year—a number the OAA believes may exceed $1 billion due to the conservative nature of the economic model.
… Read MoreJanuary 28, 2019
Statutory trusts can survive bankruptcy – so long as funds remain identifiable and traceable
Ontario’s Court of Appeals has ruled that a statutory trust created under Section 8 of the Construction Lien Act/Construction Act can survive a bankruptcy. The January 14, 2019 decision was made in the case of The Guarantee Company of Canada v. Royal Bank of Canada, 2019 ONCA 9 and overturns the lower court’s decision.
January 28, 2019
With increasingly large-scale and complex projects with large interdisciplinary teams, many consulting engineering firms have been faced with varying and sometimes inconsistent interpretations of conflict of interest or unfair advantage by clients and their procuring agencies. As a result, the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies Canada (ACEC) has now published its Conflict of Interest Guidelines which can be downloaded for free.
… Read MoreJanuary 25, 2019
The Ontario government has announced a plan to help smaller municipalities prepare infrastructure asset management plans, a move hailed by construction stakeholders as important and worthwhile.
Daily Commercial News - January 21, 2019
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