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  The Canadian Construction Documents Committee (CCDC) will be delivering in-person seminars, beginning in May 2025 in Ontario, to introduce updates to the following construction management and...

Endorsed by OAA Council in January 2025, the refreshed Practice Tips PT.23.6 and PT.23.7 provide suggested amendments to CCDC 14-2013 and CCDC 15-2013 for use in design-build projects. The launch...

For years, the Canadian Construction Documents Committee (CCDC) standard agreements have been the go-to for construction projects and are generally designed for a balanced sharing of project risk...

Endorsed by OAA Council in September 2024, the refreshed Practice Tip PT.25 provides a template for amendments to the OAA 600-2021 Contract when a Design-Builder is the client. It offers an...

Practice Tip PT.23.11, CCDC 2-2020 Stipulated Price Contract–Overview of the Changes in the 2020 Version and Recommended Supplementary Conditions, has been recently reissued as version 1.1. The edits...

As the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the design and construction industry have demonstrated, unpredictable material and labour cost increases can cause significant hardships on consultants and...

What You Should Know, What to Look For, and What to Be Wary Of   The OAA continues to review RFPs and contracts with the intent of identifying requirements and/or provisions that: may be...

The early stages of practicing architecture are often met with what many explain as "the slippery slope of being an architect", where expectations do not at all meet reality of the profession and gets...

What You Should Know, What to Look For, and What to Be Wary Of   The OAA continues to review RFPs and contracts with the intent of identifying requirements and/or provisions that: • may be...

On November 2, 2021, the OAA and the Ontario General Contractors Association (OGCA) published Recommended Supplementary Conditions for the Stipulated Price Contract–CCDC 2-2020, for use with the...