Committees

Committees members volunteer their time to advance issues relevant to the heavy construction industry. Committees are approved by and report to the NCHCA Board.

New members are always welcome! If you would like to join a committee, please contact Kerri Albright at 613.263.2722 or info@nchca.ca.

Bursary Committee    

Mandate: To encourage recruitment to the heavy construction industry by providing education bursaries to NCHCA member employees and their families. For more information, please visit the Bursary page of our website.

Community Engagement Committee

Mandate: To develop a plan for activities that support the community such as the Construction Community Cares Equipment Parade and the Mayor’s Charity Golf Tournament.

Education Committee

Mandate: To organize the annual Education Series in collaboration with the City of Ottawa and the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies.

Excess Soil Management Committee

Mandate: To serve as a resource to our members with regards to excess soil legislation. For more information, please visit the Excess Soil page of our website.

Health & Safety Committee

Mandate: To serve as a resource to members with regards to health and safety issues, to promote safe working environments and industry safety-related initiatives and distribute relevant information. For more information, please visit the Health & Safety page of our website.

Membership & Sponsorship

Mandate: To identify and solicit potential new members, encourage membership renewal and solicit sponsorship for NCHCA events.

Recruitment Committee

Mandate: To serve as a resource to our members and promote recruitment to our industry.

Specifications Committees: Asphalt, Concrete, General, and Sewer & Watermain

Mandate: To contribute to the improvement of City of Ottawa specifications by providing industry’s feedback, perspective, and position.

Theft Prevention Committee

Mandate: To serve as a resource to our members regarding theft prevention and liaise with law enforcement. For more information, please visit the Theft Prevention Program page of our website.

VPM Committee

Mandate: To contribute to the ongoing improvement of the City of Ottawa’s Vendor Performance Management System by providing industry’s feedback, perspective, and position. For more information, please visit the VPM page of our website.

Locate System Improvements

Mandate: To contribute to the improvement of the Ontario locate system by providing industry’s feedback, perspective, and position.

Social Procurement

Mandate: To contribute to the development of the City of Ottawa’s social procurement initiative by providing industry’s feedback, perspective, and position.

Advocacy

Mandate: To develop an advocacy plan in accordance with NCHCA’s advocacy policy. To provide industry’s feedback, perspective, and position to the City of Ottawa regarding operational constraints such as peak hour restrictions, permitting, traffic control, scheduling, safety, etc.