2022 OCA Construction Symposium & Trade Show |
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The OCA is happy to announce that we are in the initial planning stages of the 2022 OCA Construction Symposium & Trade Show to be held at the EY Centre on April 12 & 13, 2022.
Keep an eye out on our website and in future newsletter for information regarding, Exhibiting opportunities, Sponsorship opportunities and for the Show Program and registration.
The 2022 show will feature the Youth Engagement Zone promoting the industry to the High School students. New for 2022, the OCA will be adding a Career Fair to the show!
Stay tuned for more information.
We are looking forward to seeing you all in April!
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Excess Soil Management
November 17, 2021
10:00am - 11:30am
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**Webinar Alert**
Please join NCHCA's Excess Soil webinar for practical information and comments about excess soil management in 2022. The webinar will take you through the lifecycle of a project identifying issues and concerns from three perspectives: municipal, private owner, contractor.
- Design stage
- Tender stage
- Pre-construction stage
- During construction
- Post construction
Moderator:
Sandro Ricci, P.Eng., MBA, Chair of NCHCA's Excess Soil Committee
Introductory comments:
The risk of Non-Compliance, Dan Leduc, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright
Panelists:
Drew Paulusse, GEMTEC - providing comments from the municipal perspective
Adrian Menyhart, Paterson Group - providing comments from the private owner perspective
Dan Menard, GEMS - comments from the contractor perspective
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We are pleased to announce the new CCA 1 will be published in December. You are welcome to participate in a two-hour free virtual training session to introduce the new CCA 1 prior to its publication.
Through your membership to the Ottawa Construction Association registering for this training will also include a complimentary advanced copy of CCA 1. This valuable session will cover the new changes and explain the important subcontract clauses.
The authors of CCA 1 - 2021 will provide an in-depth analysis on the new document. This includes how it will work with the new CCDC 2, which contains the “Ready-for-Takeover” milestone, or with other prime contracts that still use Substantial Performance of the Work as the project milestone.
This virtual training will also showcase what to look for when reviewing subcontracts you are asked to sign. Language of the new CCA 1 will be used throughout this session to show examples of fair and equitable provisions.
This presentation will end with a Q&A period for attendees to pose their questions directly to the documents’ authors. Don’t miss out on this special CCA member benefit and register below.
To Register:
Click on either link below to choose the session you wish to attend in your preferred language.
All registrants will receive a complimentary copy of CCA 1, with a retail value of over $50.
Non-CCA members can also access this session for a fee of $200 plus applicable taxes.
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Upcoming Educational Sessions |
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To empower women in the local construction industry by connecting and sharing our knowledge and resources. To promote the industry to young women and newcomers.
CORE OBJECTIVES
Empower, educate, lead and mentor women in the industry. Leveraging our existing relationships with our local construction community partners and OCA members. Ensuring our voices are heard within the local industry.
The OCA- Women in Construction Group intends to host regular meetings and events that include industry specific presentations, courses, workshops, career days, mentoring, community outreach project site tours as well as networking and social events.
(WIC) Coping Strategies
LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER
November 11, 2021 - 9:00- 4:00pm
Location: The Ottawa Construction Association
To kick off the series Coping Strategies has been specifically tailored for women in the construction industry with the intent to teach participants practical skills and tools they can apply to deal with stress and anxiety in their workplace.
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Jennie West-Correia, CPF, CEC
Senior Consultant, Facilitator and Executive Coach
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Breanna Pizzuto
Founder, and Lead Trainer of Talk Tools.
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This educational series we will be followed by
Time Management and finish with Coaching Skills.
Keep an eye out for MORE!.
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Introduction to Construction Estimating
To ensure project success, contractors must be able to provide accurate and professional estimates of costing and
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Virtual Class
November 16-17 & 23-24 9:00 am -12:00 pm
Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, participant will be able to:
- Identify the various phases of a construction project from inception to commissioning and beyond.
- Describe the role of the estimator in the modern construction industry.
- Identify 6 common types of construction contract arrangements.
- Identify 4 common types of construction estimates.
- Detail the components of a construction estimate.
- Recall the process of creating and applying various unit rates within a construction estimate as well as the completion and summarization of a construction estimate
- Identify various methods used for procurement of construction services.
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Prompt Payment: What Have You Done For Me Lately? |
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Don't miss this FREE webinar brought to you by L2B!
November 12th 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
It has been 2 years since the introduction of a prompt payment and adjudication regime. Owners are required to pay general contractors within 28 days of invoice and GC’s must pay subcontractors within 7 days.
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In this session, Dan Leduc, lawyer at Norton Rose Fulbright LLP and board member of the Ottawa Construction Association, offers his insights on how the industry’s payment practices have (or have not) evolved since then, the use of adjudication, and strategies for you as a contractor when faced with payment problems or when a ‘pay when paid’ clause is presented.
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Link2Build
Featured Project
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Project Name: New Daycare Addition - ÉÉP De la Rivière-Castor
OCA#: OCA-21-2515
Link2Build#: 2021-013066
Solicitation#: 21-202 (ST0489-113)
Site Location: 100 Rue Maheu, CP 1229, Embrun ON,
Description: This Request for Quotations is an invitation by Centre d'excellence en approvisionnement FRANCOachat and its participating agencies to prospective respondents to submit non-binding Bids for New Daycare Addition - ÉÉP De la Rivière-Castor.
Closing Date: Wednesday, November 24th, 2021 at 14:00 hours
Closing Location: Electronic Submission
Contacts:
Owner: Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario (CEPEO) Mario Lemieux, e: info@francoachat.ca
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Around Ottawa Construction Comment Magazine |
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Consider featuring your project in the "Around Ottawa" section of the Construction Comment magazine which regularly features projects by members in the centerfold area.
We are in need of projects for future issues
OCA prefers that the project is IN A STATE OF CONSTRUCTION versus a completed one - preferably showing more than a hole in the ground.
If you have a project for the "Around Ottawa" spread, please contact Angela Tristram.
It is FREE advertising for members, there's is no catch nor pressure to advertise. Highlight your project today, email Angela Tristram.
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