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April, 2013
2013 TCA Members' Day
This year marks our 19th annual TCA Members' Day scheduled to take place on Wednesday, May 8th,2013. Members' Day offers you a unique opportunity to showcase your product(s) / service(s) right hereat TCA. We invite you to come out, meet new people and establish new industry partners - register foryour booth today.
Indoor or outdoor display booths available (free of charge).
For further information click here.
2013 Members' Day Industry Forum
This year, our 19th Annual Members' Day Industry Forum will be focused on opportunities! The forum will be presented by TCA's Allied Professions and Owners' Committee and will include anexciting line up of speakers! For more details please check out our event page by clicking here.
2013 TCA Golf
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TCA British Invasion Gala Dinner Dance
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Dear TCA EPR users: If you recently experienceaccess problem to our EPRwebsite, that's because wehave a new web addressas follows: http://epr.link2build.ca Please make sure youupdate your "favourites" or"bookmarks" with this newwebsite address. If you have any questionsor concerns please contactTeddy Tse at 416-499-4000 ext. 117 or(c) 416-786-3906, e: [email protected] If you have already donethe update since our firstnote on this issue, pleasedisregard this information.
Workshop Feature of the Month
Pitfalls of Bidding and Tendering
Monday May 6 & Monday May 13, 2013
8:30am - 12:30pm Facilitated By: Mr. Brad Chin, Senior Project Manager, MMM Group Speaker Line Up Includes:
Ms. Lee-Kelly-Chin, Project Director, Kenaidan Contracting LtdMr. Compton Cho, Director of Estimating, Bird ConstructionMr. Craig Lesurf, General Manager, Walsh CanadaMr. Shaun McPherson, VP and National Director, PerformanceSecurity, AON Reed Stenhouse
Understanding the Pitfalls and Practices of Tendering in the ConstructionMarketplace This workshop will provide an overview of the entire Tender process, with anemphasis on demonstrating how proper procedures can avoid costly situations forall parties. Workshop topics include:
Complete cycle of a project: forms of project delivery and pre-qualification process Performance security options: Bid bonds, performance bonds, Labourand material payment bonds Tender Legalities and Legalities at bid closing time Tender period: basics of preparing a bid, managing tender forms andtender closing daySub-trade tenders: preparing trade estimates, handling addenda andbid strategiesBid analysis and review: procurement methods and contract awardOperations input into estimating: project planning anddocumentation
If you are an owner, consultant, general contractor, trade contractor, supplier ormanufacturer you surely don't want to miss this opportunity! For further details and registration please click here.
For any questions on TCIC offerings please contact Faith [email protected].
CONSTRUCTION INSTITUTE OF CANADA
TCIC is pleased to offer you the following courses, seminars and workshops:taught by senior industry professionals. Tuesday evenings, April 9 - June 11, 2013Blueprint Reading & Estimating Level 2 Please click here to register now. Monday mornings, May 6 & 13, 2013Pitfalls of Bidding and TenderingPlease click here to register now. Monday evenings, May 6 - July 8, 2013Construction Management EssentialsPlease click here to register now. Wednesday, May 15, 2013Construction Liens and Trusts seminarPlease click here to register now. Wednesday, May 22, 2013Construction Project Close Out seminarPlease click here to register now. Tuesday, June 4 & 11, 2013Construction 101Please click here to register now. For a full list of upcoming TCIC courses/seminars/workshops/e-Learning courses orfor more information on Gold Seal Certification, Please visit www.tcic.ca. TCIC inquiries please contact: Faith ChenTCIC Coordinator, 416-847-9162 /[email protected].
COCA NEWS
The Council of Ontario Construction Associations (COCA), our provincial partner,aims to bring concerns of our members at large, to the attention of Queen'sPark. COCA is committed to working with the Provincial Government to ensurethat Ontario's legislative landscape is one in which our industry can grow andprosper.
Highlights from COCA's monthly newsletter include:
Message from the ChairOntario College of Trades UpdateMinisterial Statement on the College of TradesWindsor Construction Association hosts provincial curling bonspielProvincial OH&S Strategy ConsultationAnnual Safe at Work Ontario briefingKeynote from Labour Relations Expert a highlight of COCA's 2013 AGMPrevention Office Solicits Advice on ResearchMinistry of Labour Report
For a copy of the monthly COCA newsletter, please click here
Current and Emerging Skills Gap in Ontario
Current and Emerging Skills Gap in Ontario - Take the Survey! The Conference Board of Canada, commissioned by Colleges Ontario, will beconducting a study on the current and emerging skills gap in Ontario. They will besurveying Ontario employers like you to learn about your current and anticipatedskills shortages, and what you think should be done to address them. This is youropportunity to inform decision-makers about your company's skills needs and issues,and offer your thoughts about what should be done by government, educators, andbusinesses to address them. It is important that your voice be heard! Visithttp://surveys.conferenceboard.ca/s/bridgingtheskillsgap/?collector=5169 for a fullexplanation of the study and to fill out the survey.
CCA NEWS The Canadian Construction Association (CCA), our federal partner, aims to be thenational voice for the Canadian construction industry, giving our industry avoice in public policy issues, legal and standards development goals ofcontractors, suppliers and allied business professionals working in, or with,Canada's non-residential construction industry.
Highlights from CCA's weekly newsletter include:
Budget 2013Canadian Construction Association Supportive of 2013 Federal Budget EconomyCanada's Commercial Real Estate Leaders Slightly More Optimistic Than Q4 2012 Investment in Construction and Machinery to Reach Almost $400B in 2013 EDC: Swoony Loonie Labour Gold Seal Certification Announces New Ways to Get Involved with the Program Construction Management Professionals: Enter to Win $5,000 for ProfessionalDevelopment Peeved Harper Aims at “Remaking Canadian Labour Force
BIMInternational Survey on BIM Use Will Benchmark Canadian Performance Infrastructure Keep Beating the Infrastructure Drum, CCA President
CCA NewsCanadian Construction Association Appoints Frank Rizzardo 2013 Chair of the Boardof DirectorsCanadian Construction Association Celebrates 2012 National Award RecipientsReflecting on CCA's 95th Annual Conference
For a copy of CCA's weekly newsletter please click here
City of Toronto
Construction Activity Causing Traffic Congestion Over 6500 Street Occupation Permits are issued annually to Developers, Tradesperson's, General Contractors, Utility Companies and residents by the City ofToronto. As a result of issuing such a high number of permits, the City is faced withconsiderable challenges, with an unprecedented increase in private and utilityconstruction activity in the streets of Toronto. While the City aims to review its processes for opportunities to make improvements,they also try to focus on impediments that are negatively affecting thetransportation network creating congestion and gridlock during peak hours.One of the major impediments has been an increase in the number of illegalconstruction related occupations within public highways, especially during the AMand PM rush hours. As you can imagine, non-compliance with rush hour route terms and conditionsspecified on a permit is has a severe impact on the entire traffic network,disrupting the flow of traffic, creating congestion and ultimately having devastatingeffects on our economy. Vehicles and equipment occupying lanes during peakperiods casts a negative image on the construction industry and the City as awhole. The City is requesting that if you have been issued a Street Occupation Permit, yoube mindful of the law and adhere to permit conditions when undertaking work inthe City of Toronto. The City is hopeful that by working together, issues of this nature will dramaticallydecline.
Proudly Supporting Members
If you are a new employee of a member company please ensure that you"create an account" on our webpage www.tcaconnect.com so that you canaccess the benefits and services of your company's corporate membershipwith TCA.
Benefits include: access to meeting rooms, online registration for events,posting of job vacancies, purchase of construction documents...
For more information on the additional benefits and services that come witha TCA membership, please contact:
Polyanna Fok 416-499-4000 ext.115 [email protected] Nazak Ghobadi 416-499-4000 ext.106 [email protected] Andrew Guo 905-567-1077 [email protected] Kouznetsova [email protected]
2013-14 Construction Book Packages
2013/14 Construction BookPackages Mailed! Dear TCA Members, You likely have already received your2013-14 Construction BookAdvertisement Renewal package in themail. Please ensure that you return yourorders forms by April 12, 2013 to ensureyou are included in this year'spublication. This year we are aiming tohave the book published and distributedby July. Final deadline date for changes is April 12th date.
For any questions please contact Suzana Fernandes at
2013 TCA Meeting Room Booking Policy
2013 Meeting Room Booking Policy
We have changed our meeting room booking policy effective January 1,2013, Please click here for more details.
Document Price Change
Dear Members, As of April 16th 2013, please be advised that pricing on all documents willincrease by 10%. This is due to a recent increase that we have receivedfrom CCA. For any questions about pricing please contact Barbara Mirsky [email protected].
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Project Bid Opportunities
Project of the month
TCA-13-0498Construction of the Clarington Police Complex - Bowmanville, Ontario Issued for tender on March 21st, 2013 by Durham Region and DIALOG OntarioInc., the Clarington Police Complex involves the construction of two newbuildings and related site work on a 27 acre site outside Bowmanville, Ontario.The new East Division building spans approximately 47,650 square feet, while thenew Forensic Investigation Facility covers 25,650 square feet. The new facilitieswill be built to sustainable design standards, and LEED Silver is targeted as well asthe requirements of ASHRAE 189.1 (which are incorporated into the design). TheForensic Investigation Facility features Bio-Exam labs that adhere to HealthCanada's CL2/CL3 Laboratory Bio-safety Guidelines. The currently undevelopedsite will include internal roadways, visitor and staff parking, storm watermanagement, , and new site services for water, sanitary, storm, landscaping,mechanical, and electrical systems. The construction is expected to begin in June2013, with the building expected to open in summer 2015. The estimated value ofthis project is $38 million dollars.
Please click on the image for the details.
TCA ADVANTAGE CLUB
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Take Advantage of GREAT savings on your everyday office supplies! TCA'spartnership with Staples Advantage offers you up to 60% off! Contact us today formore information.
TCA Advantage- Fleet Pricing on ALL Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep vehicles.Advantage Club members enjoy FLEET PRICING on the purchase of aChrysler, Dodge or Jeep Vehicle! TCA's partnership with Chrysler offerssubstantial savings! Contact us today for more information. For partner discount information please visit us at www.tcaadvantage.com For specific questions about the program or if you are interested inpartnering with our Advantage Club please contact Suzana Fernandes [email protected] or 416-847-9159.
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