ACA Commends Alberta Government’s Amendments to Prompt Payment and Construction Lien Act and Public Works Act
Edmonton, Alberta – November 5, 2024 – The Alberta Construction Association (ACA) commends the Alberta government for its newly announced Bill 30 the Service Alberta Statutes Amendment Act, which will make amendments to the Prompt Payment and Construction Lien Act as well as to the Public Works act. ACA sees these changes as positive and […]
ACA Publishes Industry Alert Regarding Contract A Removal
The Alberta Construction Association (ACA) is issuing a province-wide industry notice following the confirmation of cases of removal of “Contract A” from the procurement process by some project owners, in the province. We have seen instances of municipalities and public agencies adopting this language and practice in their procurement process. We note with some alarm […]
2024 Trade Definitions are Now Available
The 2024 Trade Definitions update is now available at their website: https://www.tradedefinitions.com/ Thank you to the committee for their hard work on this year’s version. They continue to modify and build on the work of past years. The following major revisions to select trade definitions, include the following: ▪ Metal Sheet Roofing▪ Roofing and Related Sheet […]
Media Release – Prompt Payment Legislation
Over the past several years, the Alberta Construction Association has worked closely with the Government of Alberta in developing the Prompt Pay Construction Lien Act (PPCLA). This legislation was developed within the construction industry in response to chronic problems due to increasing delays in payment for work properly performed and invoiced. GC’s, Trades, and suppliers […]
Input Sought for Prompt Pay Legislation from Stakeholders
The Government of Alberta is seeking seeking input from a broader group of industry stakeholders to check in and see how the Prompt Pay legislation is working, and to discuss the potential of extending it to Government of Alberta projects. The Government will also be holding three sessions for this broader set of stakeholders. To achieve this, Government requests stakeholders complete the survey by November 3: PPCLA Online […]
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Government announces ARCANA as first Nominating Authority
Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction has selected ARCANA (AB) as the first Nominating Authority under the Prompt Payment and Construction Lien Act (PPCLA). ARCANA is a partnership of the Alternative Dispute Institute of Alberta (ADRIA), Alternative Dispute Resolution Institute of Canada (ADRIC), and Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) in partnership as the ADR […]
ACA applauds Infrastructure Minister’s leadership to move toward implementation of prompt pay on Public Works Projects
ACA advocates pleased to see the government is moving toward applying prompt pay legislation to Public Works Acts projects. Infrastructure Minister Nathan Neudorf heard industry and promised to take first steps despite the short legislative window of time before the next election. ACA applauds Minister Neudorf and the Government of Alberta for publicly acting through […]
2023 Trade Definitions now available
The new Trade Definitions 2023 versions are now available at the Trade Definitions website at: https://www.tradedefinitions.com/. Thank you to the committee for their hard work on this year’s version. They continue to modify and build on the work of past years. This year’s version has several scope revisions including: ▪ Food Service Equipment ▪ Mechanical […]
Form A and Form B Update
ACA has updated versions of Form A and B reflecting the changes brought forward from the new Prompt Payment and Construction Lien Act. These forms will be found at our local construction associations Edmonton, Calgary, Grand Prairie, Fort McMurray, Lloydminster, Red Deer, Lethbridge, and Medicine Hat. Thank you to Kerry Powell from Gowling WLG Canada and our […]