A Handbook for Executives - Construction Act Ontario

The OGCA has worked long and hard on the development of the new Construction Act that has been implemented in Ontario.

The first part of the Act came into force July 1, 2018. It deals with modernizing the past Lien Act as well as introducing requirements for bonding and a host of new forms that must be used in order to be in compliance with the Act.

The OGCA and its team have worked hard to prepare a handbook to assist executives in the construction industry in dealing with these changes.

All members will be receiving a copy of this and it will also be available online through the member’s only section. Non-members will be able to purchase a copy through our website in the near future.

The work is not finished. The second part of the Construction Act comes into play October 1, 2019, and will deal with adjudication and prompt payment. Our team is hard at work preparing Part Two of the handbook to assist members in dealing with these final changes that will come into play at that time.

We, and the Ontario Association of Architects, are about to begin work on reviewing CCDC documents along with our agreed-to supplementary conditions so that we can be ready to advise owners and others on how to deal with using the contracts under the new regime.

To that end, you will see in this newsletter that we have released revised versions of the Close-out Document 100. We have updated the document as it applies to contracts prior to July 1, 2018 and have created a new document that applies after July 1, 2018.

The changes that are being made are significant and will alter the way in which you have to run your business. We hope this handbook and the future releases that will be coming will help you through this transition.

We will also be creating an online question forum on our website in which members can submit their questions and we will endeavor to answer them as quickly and effectively as possible.

This service we hope to activate within the next 2 to 3 weeks. Members will receive notice when it becomes active, and allow you to submit questions to us so that we can help you move forward.