b'CCA NEWSNEW CCDC DOCUMENTS A NEW EDITION OF THE CCDC 2STIPULATED PRICE CONTRACT BRINGS SOME IMPORTANT CHANGES TO THE INDUSTRY.By Eric Lee, Vice-President, Industry Practices,Canadian Construction AssociationWinter 2020 will see the publication of the much-anticipated new version of CCDC 2 Stipulated Price Contract. As theTOP FIVE industry-standard stipulated price contract (and thus the backbone of many non-CCDC contracts as well), this newBenefits of CCDC Documentsversion will bring important changes to our industry.Two brand-new CCDC documents will be published aroundHere are five reasons why you need to use the same time: Master Specification for Division 01 GeneralCCDC standardized construction documents for Requirements and CCDC 31 Service Contract Between Owneryour next construction project:and Consultant. 1.Build trust. CCDC documents are created usingWHATS CHANGED? a transparent, consultative and collaborative The updated CCDC 2 includes new provisions on earlyprocess. Written with simple, easy-to-understand occupancy by owner, clauses addressing new provincial paymentlanguage, CCDC documents result in more legislations (like the Ontario Construction Act), updatedclarity, more goodwill between the parties and insurance terms and more. However, the most significant changeless legal anxiety.is the introduction of the new Ready-for-Takeover project milestone. This new milestone will now trigger the handover of2.Simplify bidding and contracting. CCDCwarranty, care, custody and control of the project, redefining thedocuments work easily with other industry standard for construction projects in Canada. contracts, they are familiar and understood by Even with these important additions, the new CCDC 2 is shorterall parties and they are trusted. That means that than the previous edition, as many clauses have been moved tocontracting is smoother and more collaborative, more appropriate locations in the new Division 01 document. and the parties can get to work faster and get the job done.The fully editable specification template will guide owners and3. Fairly allocate risk. CCDCs completely consultants in the creation of general requirements for theircollaborative process ensures that all voices project. Helpful spec notes found throughout the documentare heard, full consensus is reached before will also guide users, providing context on intended usesratification of any documents, risk is allocated of certain provisions, noting which clauses are optional andfairly among the parties and real trust is built.identifying areas where information must be coordinated with other documents.4.Feel confident. CCDC is Canadas only sourcefor recognized Canadian standard construction industry documents, offering consensus-built documents and contracts that are transparent, balanced and standardized. All parties feel confident using documents that recognize established legal precedents and provide a strong legal foundation.5.Feel represented. CCDC industry expertvolunteers include representation from owners, Association of Consulting Engineering Companies-Canada (ACEC), Canadian Construction Association (CCA), Construction Specifications Canada (CSC), Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) and legal counsel.Article reprinted with permission from the Canadian Construction Documents Committee at www.ccdc.org.18 BUILD MANITOBAwinnipegconstruction.ca'