A team of multi-discipline experts will provide you with exceptional feedback, great insight, and actionable strategies.  We look forward to sharing this expertise with you.

Remember when it comes to contracts, it’s not about your own thoughts and assumptions; it’s about what is “written”!

DESCRIPTION:

Whether you are a Project Owner, Consultant, or Contractor, understanding the many different project delivery options for a particular project is critical to its success.  Moreover, ensuring that all project stakeholders understand their roles and responsibilities for the selected project delivery is fundamental for building trust, honesty, and respect.

Through a team of multi-discipline trainers with decades of experience, this workshop will discuss the characteristics, risks, benefits, and disadvantages of the various project delivery methods.  Each presenter will give you key insights into the success of each delivery method from the perspective of a Project Owner, Consultant, and Contractor.  In addition, they will draw your attention to a few key CCDC clauses that are critical to the effectiveness of each project delivery method. 

Project delivery methods covered in this workshop include:

• Design-Bid-Build
• Design-Build
• Construction Management for Services
• Construction Management for Services and Construction
• Integrated Project Delivery
• Methods Involving Land, Finance, Operation or Maintenance

Using a hands-on, practical approach, this workshop will also give you an opportunity to apply what you learn by guiding you through an interactive exercise of assisting a “client” in determining an appropriate project delivery method.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

For each Project Delivery Method, you will:

• Learn the key characteristics
• Understand when best to use
• Discuss projects that succeeded with the model and those that did not
• Acquire key insights for success from the perspective of Owner, Consultant, and Contractor
• Demonstrate your knowledge of the advantages and disadvantages, risk mitigation, and project approach

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

This workshop 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 workshop for:

• 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)
• P3 Developers
• Architects and Engineers
• Bonding and Insurance specialists
• Lawyers

WORKSHOP FORMAT:

• Live, Online, Instructor-led training, with a maximum class size of 20 students.
• This workshop is facilitated on the Zoom platform. Access information from the instructor will be provided to you in advance of the orientation and training.
• Orientation Session (30 minutes): October 2, 2025 2:00 - 2:30 PM
• Three (3) morning sessions (4 hours each) over 3 days
  • Part 1 -  October 8, 2025 - 9:00am - 1:00pm MST 
  • Part 2 -  October 9, 2025 - 9:00am - 1:00pm MST 
  • Part 3 - October 10, 2025 - 9:00am - 1:00pm MST 
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• Attendance and participation in all three workshop sessions are mandatory for workshop completion. *Please note that If a student misses a class session, we are unable to transfer a registration or provide a partial refund of the registration fees.

WORKSHOP REQUIREMENTS (TECHNOLOGY & PARTICIPATION)

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

1. Computer or laptop with webcam (webcams are mandatory): This workshop 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.
2. 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.
3. Group attendance via one paid registration is not permitted. Every person able to see, hear and observe the virtual curse sessions must be a paid participant.
4. Use of virtual backgrounds is not permitted.

Michael has emerged as a leading expert in the area of standard construction contracts and practices in Canada.  In 2013, he was awarded one of 38 Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee medals designated for Canadians demonstrating outstanding service in the construction industry in Canada. 

Michael served as the Private Sector Vice-Chair of the Municipal Infrastructure Forum established by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. He was a member of the Federal-Industry Real Property Advisory Council, the Industrial Security Advisory Board, the CORCAN Advisory Board, and a long-time member of the Construction Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association. 

Art is the 2018 recipient of General Contractor of the Year for his ongoing efforts to improve the Construction industry in Canada. He is a founding board member of the Lean Construction Institute (Canada), sits on several lean organizations including the CCDC task force who created the CCDC 30 IPD Agreement and is among the first to be certified to instruct of LCI/AGC lean construction education in Canada.    

Having managed large scale, multi-phased construction projects, Art is highly experienced in coordinating and facilitating high performance teams.  His lean IPD journey combines his existing construction industry knowledge with his acquired Lean and IPD skills. Since 2010, Art has been involved with many lean and IPD projects across North America.  

Bob Hildenbrandt, P.Eng., LEED® AP, GSC (retired)

A dedicated construction professional with over 40 years of experience in the Alberta marketplace.  Bob has recently retired from Graham Construction where he was Vice-President, Prairies.  He developed and led a regional team of construction groups in Western Canada, focused on performance and client satisfaction.

Debbie Hicks, B.Sc. DSH Consulting, Kelowna, BC.

With a comprehensive and varied education background, learning has been at the core of her career.   As former President of the Southern Interior Construction Association in BC for 22 years, liaising with the buyers of construction services, architects, engineers and contractors in advocacy and education brings a solid base to her expertise.  In addition, her experience as the owner representative for the construction of the new Clubhouse for the Kelowna Yacht Club has provided additional perspective. She has been fortunate to work with the Alberta Construction Association to facilitate industry dialogue on “Optimizing the Flow of Money” and “Non-Standard Contract Clauses and their Costs”.  Through these experiences, with a lot of passion and enthusiasm, Debbie is able to bring both knowledge and insight into her work and presentations for the construction industry.

This course is worth 4 Gold Seal Credits