Alberta Fixed-Price Procurement: Who Carries Escalation Risk
Most of the debate about construction procurement in Canada is framed as a question of efficiency. It is more useful to frame it as a question of allocation. Every delivery model assigns escalation risk to someone. Fixed price does not eliminate that risk — it hands it to the party that signed the bid. That..
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CCDC 32 and the New Design-Build Suite: Three Clauses Owners Should Not Sign As-Is
In spring 2026 the Canadian Construction Documents Committee released four documents at once: revised versions of CCDC 14 and CCDC 15, and two entirely new forms — CCDC 32 for progressive design-build, and CCDC 33 for the consultant agreement that sits underneath it. It is the first change to the design-build suite since 2013. Thirteen..
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Alberta Construction Procurement Is Shifting: Here’s What Wins
Procurement is changing how construction projects in Alberta and across Canada are delivered, and many developers and contractors are still organised for the old system. Traditional lowest-bid, fixed-scope procurement remains common, but on complex projects it keeps producing the same results: delays, change orders and disputes that consume the margin everyone fought to win. Owners..
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