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Learn from the mistakes of others --- you can’t live long enough to make them all yourself. - Martin Vanbee
Last issue I talked about the surge in OGCA members supporting industry practices and values, the Association’s Ethics and each other when faced with unfair and risky procurement practices in the Tendering and Awarding of Construction services.
Sadly, this continues. As each week goes by, more examples of these problems cross my desk and require action.
The good news, and one all owners and their procurement staff should take note of, is that we have had enough and we are now seeing the bidders, whether OGCA members or not, standing together to say no.
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The League of Champions is pleased to announce its newest members:
The League encourages business leaders to promote awareness in Health and Safety that strengthens the bond between generation to generation, connecting our leaders and our safety-minded workforce to think alike.
Join some of the leading companies who believe in a safety culture and that everyone should go home safe every day.
Be sure to like us on Facebook, retweet us on Twitter, or watch our new channel on YouTube.
For more information on how you can become a member of the League of Champions, please contact Lyndsy Miceli at the OGCA Office (lyndsy@ogca.ca).
With the outstanding attendance and positive feedback received at this year’s 2017 Leadership day, hosted by OGCA and IHSA, it has been announced that the 2018 Leadership Day will move to a bigger venue.
Mark your calendars for February 23, 2018 at the Verdi Banquet Hall in Mississauga, Ontario.
Leadership Day aims to improve Health and Safety in the construction industry. For those who were unable to attend the 2017 safety event, click here to view video, courtesy of IHSA.
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EllisDon recently announced it has received a contract to build two new highrise office towers on Bay Street in Toronto as well as a new Metrolinx GO Bus Terminal as part of the 2.9-million-square-foot Bay Park Centre office complex.
The project will soon be renamed by the primary tenant, CIBC, which will relocate more than 15,000 employees to the buildings, located at 81 and 141 Bay Street, notes a media statement issued May 2.
EllisDon is currently undertaking preconstruction services for 81 Bay, a 49-storey joint development project by real estate firms Ivanhoe Cambridge and Hines.
Construction for phase one is slated to be completed mid-2020, at which time phase two involving the second building will break ground. Expected completion of the complex will be by 2023.
The project is targeting LEED Platinum certification.
Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/oga-nwl/articles/index.asp?aid=443513&issueID=55697 to view the full article online.
No profession knows the pain of tedious paperwork, complicated Excel manipulations and clunky systems quite like safety professionals do. Despite our best efforts to modernize and streamline our processes, safety leaders still run into several challenges. The good news is that we’re now in the midst of a data revolution. Data-driven companies are already more profitable than their competitors, and the continued evolution of EHS analytics will strengthen the divergence amongst companies that use data to their advantage against those stuck in the status quo. This guide will discuss how EHS professionals can capitalize on this new data revolution to build high-performance safety systems, make better-informed decisions and improve safety outcomes.
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