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
… Read MoreDecember 15, 2018
RCCAO released a report on “The GTHA’s Unbalanced Housing Stock”, a benchmarking study which points out that there could be negative implications of the new Local Planning Appeal Tribunal system on housing and growth targets set by the province under its Places to Grow legislation.
… Read MoreSeptember 6, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has urged his new Minister of Infrastructure and Communities Francois-Philippe Champagne to revise how infrastructure spending is accounted for, an apparent reaction to criticism that the federal government is seen to have been rolling out budgeted infrastructure too slowly.
Daily Commercial News - September 4, 2018
… Read MoreAugust 24, 2018
RCCAO commissioned an independent report called “Infrastructure Update 2018:Ontario Infrastructure Investment – Federal and Provincial Risks & Rewards.” These findings are relevant as political leaders from across the province meet in Ottawa at the annual conference of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario.
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