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Help to protect yourself from injuries and your construction job site from a large loss with a simple call to locate underground utilities. A best practice is to call (or click) before you start digging. Each province has a hotline that deals with these requests! Learn more from Federated Insurance Company of Canada!

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Great publication here from Canadian Construction Association - Association canadienne de la construction regarding mastering Risk Management within your contract. Couple of hot topics in there including inappropriate transfer of design risk to the contractor, and not assuming liability for project insurance deductibles. At Marsh, we can help you navigate the increasingly complex world of construction risk. #construction #specialty #advisory #riskmanagement

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A recent construction dispute related to the Gatineau flood in 2017 was resolved in court, underscoring the necessity of precise agreements, meticulous documentation, and expert testimony in navigating construction contract disputes. The core issue revolved around Danis's post-flooding contract to elevate and replace Alberelli's house foundation, claiming an unpaid balance of $72,335.49, countered by Alberelli's $224,807 counterclaim citing defects and deficiencies. The court ordered plaintiff Roberto Alberelli to pay defendant Levage Danis $30,564.42 for unfinished and disputed work on Alberelli's house, delving into allegations of unfulfilled promises and work deficiencies. The court scrutinized the contractual agreement, noting a discrepancy between promised and delivered foundations. The judgment stressed the importance of clear agreements and documentation in construction contracts. Analysis included evaluation of claimed defects' legitimacy, notice adequacy, added property value, timely legal hypothec registration, and expert fee reimbursement entitlement. JTE Claims Consultants Ltd. provides a wide range of services to the Canadian construction industry, including construction claims consulting services and commercial advisory and project control services. Visit https://lnkd.in/g43aR6r to learn more. #ConstructionDispute #LegalInsights #ContractLaw #QuebecSuperiorCourt https://ow.ly/g7fP50QSfWZ

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Company sued by Metro Vancouver a preferred bidder for Surrey Langley SkyTrain project! One of the companies awarded a contract to build the new Surrey SkyTrain stations is a division of the same company being sued for huge cost overruns on another major Metro Vancouver infrastructure project, the North Shore wastewater treatment plant. As Julia Foy reports, these are not the only local civic projects ACCIONA is involved in. The province has selected a preferred bidder to build the stations for the Surrey Langley SkyTrain extension and it includes a company being sued by Metro Vancouver for hundreds of millions of dollars. Major construction of the 16-kilometre line is expected to start this year. The preferred bidder is a group of companies including ACCIONA Infrastructure Canada. This company and Metro Vancouver are in court over the troubled North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant, accusing each other of major failures leading to the project being billions over budget and years behind schedule. The new $3.86-billion price tag is up from the last estimate of $1 billion as of 2022 and nearly eight times the initial projection of $500 million. The regional district is forecasting the plant will be “substantially complete” by 2030 with “minor connecting works” in the following years. The partially completed plant at 1311 West 1st St. in North Vancouver will eventually serve communities on the North Shore and replace the aging 1961 plant located beneath the Lions Gate Bridge. In 2021, Metro Vancouver terminated the construction contract with Acciona Wastewater Solutions LP, claiming the company appeared to have “abandoned” the project and citing delays and skyrocketing costs. Under the original terms of a public-private partnership, the company was to design, build, and partially finance the plant at a cost of $500 million and with a completion date of 2021. ACCIONA sued the regional district for nearly $300 million in 2022, claiming Metro Vancouver had provided an unsuitable site and “conflicting and error-ridden” construction specifications resulting in necessary mid-build changes. Metro Vancouver later took court action of its own, alleging a confidential report — which included legal advice about the decision to cancel the contract and future litigation — was leaked to the company. None of the claims have been proven in court.

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We hope you can join this CIASP webinar on Thursday. CIASP Webinar: From Awareness to Action Date & Time Oct 17, 2024 11:00 AM in Eastern Time (US and Canada) Description Implementing Suicide Prevention Strategies in the Construction Industry Webinar Registration - Zoom

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Last week, I joined my ClimateFirst Building Solutions team members, Olivia Pink, PMP and Hamoda Youssef, in Hamilton to support NRCan with the rollout of a new program aimed at reducing the carbon footprint of homes across Canada. Key Takeaways: Scope: With over 14 million homes spanning from Whitehorse to St. John's, the challenge is immense. Capability: We have the ability to retrofit and build zero-carbon homes. Necessity: Resiliency is non-negotiable. While one-off case studies are important to demonstrate feasibility, our real need is for solutions that enable rapid, large-scale implementation. At ClimateFirst Building Solutions, we are dedicated to re-envisioning and fully automating physical risk screens and Climate Value at Risk assessments. This allows our customers to focus their efforts on enhancing the resiliency of their building assets. It's time to move with speed at scale!

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[🚆 Our projects facilitating mobility ] 🚗 Our mission is to design and build large-scale infrastructure around the world that benefits people by facilitating mobility and climate resilience. Discover our linear infrastructure projects contributing to mobility ⬇️ 📍 West Calgary Ring Road - Canada: Opening to traffic at the end of 2023, this section marks the completion of the Calgary Ring Road (100 km). Aims: to support Calgary's economic development and provide users with smoother traffic flow and connections to the rest of the country. 📍 HS2 - United Kingdom: We are involved in the northern section (90 km) of this new line, which will connect London to Birmingham by 2030. Aims: to travel faster and with lower CO2 emissions between many cities in Great Britain. 📍 Bogota-Girardot motorway - Colombia: the upgrading to 2x3 lanes of the motorway between Bogota and Girardot (120 km) is a strategic challenge for Colombia's economy, linking its capital to the country's main port. Aims: to improve safety and traffic flow on a major route.  📍 Federal road B247 - Germany: Launched in 2021, the upgrading of the federal road will link the towns of Mühlhausen and Bad Langensalza (24 km). Aims: to open up regions and improve road safety by bypassing built-up areas. #VINCI #VINCIConstruction #Mobility #Projects #Earthworks #International

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