Supplementaries to CCDC Contracts – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly! | LIVE, ONLINE Training

What has caused these changes to industry standard contract clauses?  Allocation of risk often gets modified in contract clauses based on Project Owner’s or their lawyer’s past experiences. The issue with modifications to contract clauses is the lack of understanding of what the clause means and its associated risks to Project Owners, Consultants, Contractors and other Stakeholders. 

If the risk materializes:

• disputes arise,
• relationships are damaged,
• project costs can increase,
• schedules can be compromised,
• bidders can jeopardize their businesses and
• the potential for litigation increases.

It starts with reading and understanding the General Requirements, General Conditions and associated Supplementary Conditions in the contract.  By exploring some Supplementary Conditions, you will hear from the perspectives of the Project Owner, Consultant and Contractor on why each clause exists and best practice recommendations on how to address the clause.  But why does understanding supplementaries matter?  Because without awareness, you cannot mitigate or manage the impacts of the clauses!   

Obtain this training BEFORE your next project or your next CONTRACTUAL DISPUTE. Remember when it comes to contracts, it’s not about your own thoughts and assumptions; it’s about what is “written”!

With decades of experience, the project partners (Owner, Consultant, and Contractor) will, from their perspectives, assist you to:

• Understand the difference between General Conditions and General Requirements Division 01
• Learn WHY Supplementary Conditions and non-standard clauses are being used with CCDC contracts
• Realize some of the myths associated with their use
• Discover WHAT these Supplementary Conditions mean and WHY they are modified
• Learn that everyone interprets the Supplementary Conditions from a different lens and what that looks like from each other’s perspective
• Gain some recommended Best Practices
• Develop strategies on HOW to address the impact of these supplementaries
• Apply what you have learned to determine COSTS associated with these supplementaries

This course will review supplementary conditions modified from CCDC 2, 5A, 5B, 14, 15, CCA 1 and provincial standard contracts.

This course was designed by an inter-disciplinary ICI team with the intention of fostering dialogue and understanding between stakeholders across the ICI sector. We recommend this course for mid-management personnel from the following roles/disciplines who are familiar with standard contract clauses:

•  General Contractors and Subcontractors: Construction Company Owners/Managers, Project Managers, Commercial Managers, Business Development Managers
• Project Owners, Third Party Project Managers (For the Project Owner), and P3 Developers
• Architects and Engineers
• Allied Professionals including: Bonding and Insurance specialists, Lawyers

Live, Online, Instructor-led training, with a maximum class size of 25 students.

• This is a highly interactive course facilitated by the instructor on the Zoom platform.
• You will be expected to have your webcam on during the whole class and participate in break-out rooms, small-group discussions, and other activities with your instructor and classmates during the course.
• Zoom access information will be provided to you in advance of the training by your instructor
• Full attendance and participation in all four sessions is mandatory for course completion. If a student misses a class session, we are unable to transfer registration or provide a partial refund of the registration fees.

This course is delivered in partnership with local construction associations across western Canada and Ontario. You will be participating with a cohort of industry peers from throughout these regions.

This course requires full face-to-face interaction and participation from both the instructor and students. In order to attend, you’ll must make sure you have the following:

• Computer or laptop with webcam (webcams are mandatory): This course will involve 100% on-screen interaction with your instructor and classmates, reading/viewing on-screen content like slides or videos, and interacting via typing with questions or responses. For this reason, you must have a webcam and use a full computer/laptop, and we do not permit students to attend using a tablet or cell phone.
• A quiet space with minimal distractions: Please plan to be fully engaged in the class, and clear your work schedule just as you would for attendance in an in-class program.

A short orientation session (30 min) with your course instructor will be held via Zoom before the course (usually scheduled in the week before). During the orientation, your instructor will go over course information and familiarize you with the Zoom tools you’ll be using. 

We recommend that students have have some experience in a construction/contract management role and/or have a solid familiarity with the language, format, and usage of common construction contracts.

Those with less experience are welcome to attend but may find it hard to absorb and appreciate the material without prior experience or context.

2 Gold Seal Credits