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Transportation Needs Fuel Tax Boost: Report

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After 23 years of sitting idle, it’s time for the province to raise fuel taxes in order to generate needed revenue for transportation improvements, a recently released report strongly recommends. Read more

Megaprojects: the Good, the Bad, and the Better

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Building big infrastructure projects is always risky, but there are ways to improve the odds of a smooth landing. Read more

Cautious Optimism for Proposed LMI Council

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“The more attention that provincial governments give to things like harmonization of apprenticeship and looking at easier qualification recognition can only help in terms of having a more streamlined approach,” says CCA President Michael Atkinson. Read more

Why Not Construction? I Know Why, but You Might Not Like It

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The problem is not figuring out what to do and how to do it, it is actually doing it. Read more

Driverless Trucks Could Mean “Game Over” for Thousands of Jobs

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Driverless trucks have long seemed a far-fetched notion of the future, technology that would never materialize in this generation. The future may be closer at hand: Suncor Energy Inc. is working to replace its fleet in the oil sands with autonomous trucks “by the end of the decade.” Read more

Finding Expertise in the Immigrant Labour Pool

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Halifax-based contractor Dexter Construction has discovered a pool of “underutilized labour” that is proving to be a good hiring source for hard-working and reliable workers for its concrete division as well as other divisions in its fold. Read more

The Keys to Success in Integrated Project Delivery: People, Process and Promises

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Integrated project delivery (IPD) is a collaborative method that addresses some of the shortcomings of the traditional procurement methods. IPD covers a spectrum of contracting — from the familiar (construction management infused with collaborative or team-based processes) to the arcane (alliance models with “no-dispute” clauses). However, in its most effective form, IPD involves a multiparty agreement between the owner, general contractor, lead designer, and key subcontractors and design consultants. Read more

Clients Should Mandate Better Outcomes instead of BIM

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Mandating building information modelling (BIM) in Australia now should only be done as part of a wider national strategy for the construction industry. Otherwise it will be as effective as mandating CAD. Read more

2015 Awards Applications Due September 3rd

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The deadline is approaching to submit a project for the CCPPP 2015 National Awards for Innovation and Excellence in Public-Private Partnerships. Read more

The 23rd Annual CCPPP National Conference on P3s to Be Held November 2 & 3, 2015

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The CCPPP conference is the largest P3 conference in the world that brings together many of the key experts and players in the P3 and infrastructure space. Last year the conference attracted 1,200 delegates from 25 countries from both the private and public sector. This year’s conference is shaping up to have another great line up of discussions and keynote addresses to talk about whats happening with P3s and how Canada continues to be best in class in executing P3 deals that help governments and municipalities to address their infrastructure deficits. Register today