Our annual Education Series is held in collaboration with the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies of Ontario – Ottawa Chapter and the City of Ottawa.
We invite you to fill out:
Education Series Feedback Survey – January 30, 2025
Heavy Construction Outlook
City of Ottawa: 2025 Update and Projects in the Queue
Bruce Kenny, P.Eng
Manager, Design and Construction – Municipal
City of Ottawa
Update from Developers
Jason Burggraaf
Executive Director
Greater Ottawa Home Builders Association
Construction Law Update – Tariffs
Dan Leduc
Partner, Soloway Wright
Labour Market Update
Bill Ferreira
Executive Director
Buildforce Canada
Lansdowne 2.0 Update
Mark Goudie
President & CEO
Ottawa Sports & Entertainment Group
Justin Kurosky
Manager, Design & Construction – Facilities City of Ottawa
Innovation and Technology in Construction: Use of Drones & GPS
Ed Herweyer
Vice President
Annis, O’Sullivan, Vollbeckk Ltd.
Carter Matte
Survey Party Chief & Lidar Specialist
Annis, O’Sullivan, Vollbeckk Ltd.
Innovation and Technology in Construction: Digital Twins
Randal Rodger
Program Maanger Geospacial Analytics
Technology & Solutions – City of Ottawa
Managing Safety on Construction Sites: Traffic Control Plans
Claude Towns
Regional Sales Manager Eastern Ontario
Beacon Lite Ltd
Managing Safety on Construction Sites: TSSA
Mike Sandford
Regional Supervisor, Fuels
Technical Safety Standards Association
Craig Wilson
Fuels Inspector
Technical Safety Standards Association
Environmental Best Practices: Industry Perspective
Rocky Galla
Chief Operating Officer
KCE Construction
Environmental Best Practices: Sewer Spills, Sewer Bypass & F-1007
Hassan Chehade
Senior Process Engineer
Wastewater Collection Division – City of Ottawa
Environmental Best Practices – Sewer Flow Management
Ben Tardioli
Project Engineer & Contract Administrator
NOVATECH Engineers, Planners & Landscape Architects
Vendor Performance Management – City Update
Joanne Graham
Chief Procurement Officer
City of Ottawa
Vendor Performance Management – NCHCA Update
Scott Luchak, P.Eng.
Chair, NCHCA VPM Committee
Heavy Construction Outlook
Video Message from Premier Doug Ford
City of Ottawa: 2024 Update and Projects in the Queue
Carina Duclos
Director Infrastructure Services,
City of Ottawa
Ontario Road Builders Association: Building a Strong Foundation
Walid Abou-Hamde
Chief Executive Officer
ORBA
Ministry of Transportation Budget and Upcoming Work
Gillian Dagg
Head, Capital Planning & Program Development – East
Asset Management Branch
Transportation Infrastructure Management Division
Ontario Sewer and Watermain Construction Association: Looking Back and Moving Forward
Patrick McMannus
Executive Director
OSWCA
Heavy Construction Outlook
Video Message from Premier Doug Ford
City of Ottawa: 2024 Update and Projects in the Queue
Carina Duclos
Director Infrastructure Services,
City of Ottawa
Ontario Road Builders Association: Building a Strong Foundation
Walid Abou-Hamde
Chief Executive Officer
ORBA
Ministry of Transportation Budget and Upcoming Work
Gillian Dagg
Head, Capital Planning & Program Development – East
Asset Management Branch
Transportation Infrastructure Management Division
Ontario Sewer and Watermain Construction Association: Looking Back and Moving Forward
Patrick McMannus
Executive Director
OSWCA
Social Procurement
Social Procurement in Construction Case Studies
Tori Williamson
Chief Operating Officer
Buy Social Canada
Health and Safety Management System Readiness
Objective: to promote a clear understanding of what is required to achieve certification by January 1, 2026, to discuss the benefits of each approved system and how to choose which one to pursue.
Moderator: Neil Falls (Green Infrastructure Partners Inc.)
Panel
Paul Varao (Exel Contracting Inc.)
Michelle Richer (Louis W. Bray Construction Limited)
Heather Cunnane (Goldie Mohr Ltd.)
Environmental Best Practices: Excess Soil
Objective: to provide an update on proposed amendments to the Excess Soil Regulation and the impact on owners and contractors
Moderator: Bruce Kenny (City of Ottawa)
Excess Soil Management: Proposed Regulatory Ammendmants
Reema Kureishy
Senior Policy Analyst (A)
Land Use Policy, Environmental Policy Branch
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
Chris Lompart
Manager, Land Use Policy
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
Panel
Contract Administrator: Steve Dunlop (Thurber Engineering Ltd.)
Owner: Erin O’Neil (City of Ottawa)
Contractor: Sean Kelly (Green Infrastructure Partners Inc.)
Receiving Site: Carlos Galve (Lafarge Canada)
Best Practices in Contract Administration
Objective: to clarify and align expectations of all parties.
Moderator: Edson Donnelly (ACEC)
Holding Critical Discussions
Panel
Contract Administrator: Colin Goodwin (Stantec)
Owner: Patrick Chamney (City of Ottawa)
Contractor: Michel Noel (R.W. Tomlinson Limited)
Contractor: Nick Regalbuto (Ottawa Redline Construction Ltd.)
Vendor Performance Management
Vendor Performance Management
Patrick Chamney
Project Manager
City of Ottawa
Panel
Owner: Patrick Chamney (City of Ottawa)
Contractor: Nick Bray (Louis W. Bray Construction Limited)
Planning, Building and Designing Cycling-centric Infrastructure
Objective: to promote a shared understanding of City requirements, design challenges and construction challenges for design and construction of protected intersections, speed humps and 30km neighborhoods.
Moderator: Carol Hall (City of Ottawa)
Advancements in Ottawa’s Pedestrian & Cycling Infrastructure
Emmett Proulx
Engineer, Design Review and Implementation
City of Ottawa
Pedestrian and Cycling Centric Infrastructure Design Case Studies
Nathan Quin
Senior Project Manager
NOVATECH Engineers, Planners & Landscape Architects
Panel
Contract Administrator: Nathan Quinn (NOVATECH Engineers, Planners and Landscape Architects)
Owner: Emmett Proulx (City of Ottawa)
Contractor: Nick Regalbuto (Ottawa Redline Construction Ltd.)
Contractor: Michael Adamovits (R.W. Tomlinson Limited)
City Specification Update
Standard Tender Documents for Unit Price Contracts
Sandra Majkic
City of Ottawa
New Horizontal and Vertical Control Datums for City Projects
Bill Harper
City Surveyor
City of Ottawa
Water Distribution Crew Scheduling and Work Request Process
Kendra Afelskie
City of Ottawa
Wastewater Collection Best Management Practices
Hassan Chehade
City of Ottawa
D-005 Updates
Chris Geen
City of Ottawa
Speed Cushion Information Session
Kunjan Ghimire
Neighbourhood Traffic Calming
City of Ottawa
Our annual Education Series is held in collaboration with the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies of Ontario – Ottawa Chapter and the City of Ottawa.
We invite you to fill out our Education Series Feedback Survey and view slide decks and presentation recordings as they become available.
Heavy Construction Outlook – January 26, 2023
City of Ottawa: Update, Projects & Budget
Bruce Kenny
Manager, Design and Construction Branch
Infrastructure and Water Services Department
Ministry of Transportation Budget
Gillian Dagg
Head of Capital Planning & Program Development – East Asset Management Branch
Transportation Infrastructure Management Division Ministry of Transportation
Infrastructure Developments – What’s Coming in 2023
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Hon. Kinga Surma
Minister of Infrastructure (Provincial)
PA Sandhu (No Presentation)
Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Infrastructure (Provincial)
The Ottawa General Hospital Project
Joanne Read
Executive Vice-President and Chief Planning and Development Officer
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Working Together for Success – February 13, 2023
Cooperation and Communication: Aligning expectations b and developing best practices
Panel
Consultant: Graeme Stewart (Robinson Consultants)
Project Manager: Luc Marineau (City of Ottawa)
Contractor: Nick Gianetto (Taggart Construction Limited)
Joint VPM Training: Maximizing VPM Scores
Scott Luchak
Chair, NCHCA VPM Committee
Bruce Kenny
Manager, Design and Construction Branch
Infrastructure and Water Services Department
City of Ottawa
Alyssa Lancefield
Program Manager, Corporate Energy Management & Strategic Procurement
Supply Services
City of Ottawa
Managing Paid Duty Officers
Sgt. Nethercott, Ottawa Police Service
Kerry Lynn Mohr, Traffic Services, City of Ottawa
Dispute Resolution: Avoiding escalation and resolving issues within the project team
Dan Leduc, Partner
Soloway Wright LLP
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Industry Challenges – February 22, 2023
City of Ottawa – Excess Soil Management
Bruce Kenny
Manager, Design and Construction Service
City of Ottawa
Erin O’Neill
Geotechnical Specialist
City of Ottawa
Locate System Improvements
Locate System Improvements
Ryan Quesnel
Chair NCHCA Locate System Improvements Committee
Dedicated Locator
Adam Mourdant
Director of Member Services
Ontario One Call
Promark System Improvements & Expectations for 2023
Tyler Griffin & Moranne McDonnell
Promark Telecon
City of Ottawa OHMS Requirements for Contractors
Randy Dempsey, Program Manager
Municipal Design & Construction
City of Ottawa
Health and Safety Management: An Auditor’s Perspective
Bill Boyle
COR and ISO auditor
Caliberr Professional Services
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City Specification Update – March 8, 2023
Standard Tender Documents for Unit Price Contracts
Sandra Majkic, Everett Paulin, Harry Alvey, Eslam Maher and Heidi Cousineau
City of Ottawa
Surveys and Mapping Specifications Update
Bill Harper
City Surveyor
City of Ottawa
Barb Dylla-Labelle
Coordinator Conventional Mapping Program
City of Ottawa
Drinking Water in the 21st Century
Chris Miller and Ghraham Mormon
City of Ottawa
Speed Hump & Speed Table/Raised Crosswalk
Kunjan Ghimire
Neighbourhood Traffic Calming
City of Ottawa
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Our annual Education Series is held in collaboration with the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies of Ontario – Ottawa Chapter and the City of Ottawa.
We invite you to fill out our Education Series Feedback Survey and view slide decks and presentation recordings as they become available.
Heavy Construction Outlook – January 25, 2022
VIEW presentation recording.
City of Ottawa
2022 Projects – Carina Duclos
2022 Budget – Gen Nielsen
Ministry of Transportation Budget
Ontario Road Builders’ Association
Andrew Hurd, Director, Policy & Stakeholder Relations
- FES transportation infra forecast for 2022-2023
- ORBA Tender Tracking (actuals vs budget)
Update from a developer’s perspective
Mattamy Homes – Reuben Noel, Director, Land Development Construction
Ministry of Infrastructure (Provincial)
Infrastructure developments in 2022 and beyond – Hon. Kinga Surma, Minister of Infrastructure
A Message from Doug Ford, Premier of Ontario
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Health & Safety – February 8, 2022
Proposed legislative changes to improve locate delivery – Michael McGivery, Ontario One Call Operations Committee
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Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) – Mike Goldberg – TSSA Regional Supervisor, Fuels
This presentation is confidential and will not be posted.
For more information or to request a presentation be given to your company, please email mgoldberg@tssa.org.
2022 Insurance Update – Gifford Carr Insurance Group
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Industry on the Move – February 22, 2022
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- Excess soil: City of Ottawa specifications – guiding principles
- City of Ottawa vaccination policy: Working on City projects during the pandemic
- Ottawa Public Health update
- Social Procurement: New City of Ottawa program
- Accessibility: Navigating the right of way
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City Specification Update – March 8, 2022
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2022 Specification Update Walkthrough
Guidelines and Standards Unit
Design Guidance Updates
• Protected Intersection Design Guidelines (PIDG)
• 30km/hr Design Toolbox
• Rumble Strip Guidance
• Drinking Water Facility Design Guidelines (DWFDG)
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NCHCA Excess Soil Webinar November 17, 2021
Get Ready for What’s Coming: Excess Soil Management in 2022
This webinar provides practical information about excess soil management in 2022, identifying issues and concerns from three perspectives: municipal owner, private owner, contractor.
Moderator: Sandro Ricci, P.Eng., MBA, Chair of NCHCA’s Excess Soil Committee
Introductory comments: The Risk of Non-Compliance, Dan Leduc, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright
Panelists:
- Drew Paulusse, GEMTEC, comments from the municipal owner perspective
- Adrian Menyhart, Paterson Group, comments from the private owner perspective
- Dan Menard, GEMS, comments from the contractor perspective
HSMS Requirements Webinar
NCHCA, OCA and CLAEO hosted a joint webinar with panel discussion and Q&A on the Health & Safety Management Systems acceptable to the City of Ottawa. The panel of health and safety experts discussed the pros and cons of the three acceptable systems.
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As background, in January 2020, the City of Ottawa issued a Technical Bulletin advising that it is phasing in a requirement that an acceptable occupational health and safety management system (OHSMS), validated by an external third party, must be in place prior to a contract being awarded. The Technical Bulletin confirms what an OHSMS is, why the City is introducing this requirement, and which OHSMS the City will accept.
Acceptable OHSMS are:
- ISO 45001:2018
- CSA Z45001:19
- COR 2020
Timelines for certification are as follows:
- January 1, 2023 – contracts over $10 million
- January 1, 2025 – contracts over $1 million
- January 1, 2026 – contracts and subcontracts over $100 thousand
Our annual Education Series is held in collaboration with the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies of Ontario – Ottawa Chapter and the City of Ottawa.
We invite you to fill out our Education Series Feedback Survey and view presentation recordings that have been posted below.
Heavy Construction Outlook – February 18, 2021
City of Ottawa Projects Overview – Carina Duclos, City of Ottawa,
Acting Director, Infrastructure Services
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View presentation slide deck
Behind the Curtain: Capital Budget Explained – Marie-Genevieve (Gen) Nielsen,
City of Ottawa, Acting Manager, Asset Management Branch
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Pre-recorded Presentations available soon!
Ministry of Labour Training and Skills Development – Hon. Monte McNaughton
Ministry of Transportation – Ontario Highways Program Update
Legislative Updates – March 4, 2021
Excess Soil Management
Presentation by Richard Barker, Environmental Remediation Engineer, City of Ottawa and
Brad Carew, Senior Geoenvironmental Advisor, City of Ottawa.
Panel Discussion with moderator Sandro Ricci,
President, ASL Agrodrain Limited and Chair, NCHCA Excess Soil Committee
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Watermain Disinfection Procedures – Renjit Varghese, City of Ottawa
Senior Operations Engineer, Water Distribution
Update to the City of Ottawa Standard Tender Documents for Unit Price Contracts – March 25
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City of Ottawa Specifications can be requested free of charge by contacting standardssection@ottawa.ca.
Mental Health & Substance Use – April 8, 2021
Harpreet Grewal, Supervisor, Ottawa Public Health
Mark Barnes, Pharmacist and Owner Respect Rx Pharmacies
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Local Resources
Accessibility Measures of Protected Intersections and Raised Cycle Paths – April 8, 2021
City of Ottawa, Standards and Transportation Planning and
Marnie Peters – President, Accessibility Simplified, Accessibility Consulting
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View Presentation Recording – Coming Soon
- City of Ottawa 2020 Capital Projects
- Greater Ottawa Home Builders Association
- Ontario Road Builders Association (no presentation)
- Ontario Sewer and Watermain Construction Association
- City of Ottawa Stage II Light Rail Program
- Strategic Review of the Road Cut Process, Rob MacLachlan, By-law Review Specialist, ROW Heritage & Urban Design Services, City of Ottawa
- Traffic Services & Traffic Control Plans, Britney McGrath, Supervisor, Traffic Management Inspections, City of Ottawa
- Late Locates, Jeff Hitchcock, Training & Education Program Manager, Ontario One Call
Date: January 24, 2019
Location: Centurion Conference & Event Center, 170 Colonnade Road, Ottawa
Networking & Refreshments: 8:00am to 9:00am
Presentations: 9:00am to 12:00pm: Presentations
Speakers:
- 2019 Capital Construction Projects by Luc Marineau, Manager Design & Construction – Municipal
- New City of Ottawa Official Plan by Alain Miguelez, Manager – Planning Policy & Resiliency
- Update from the Developers’ Perspective by Kevin O’Shea, Mattamy Ottawa Division President, on behalf of GOHBA
- Update on the Light Rail Transit Project by Michael Morgan, Director of the City’s Rail Construction Program
- Date: February 8, 2019
Location: Ben Franklin Place, 101 Centrepointe Dr, Nepean, ON K2G 5K7
Networking & Refreshments: 8:30am to 9:00am
Presentations: 9:00am to 12:00pmSpeakers- Accessibility during Construction, Kathleen Forestell, M.Ed., Lead Advocacy and Community Outreach, CNIB Ontario East
- Workplace Depression and Prevention, Dr. JianLi Wang, Senior Scientist and Director, Institute of Mental Health Research
- Cannabis and the Workplace, John Aird, M.Sc. H.K., Manager, Strategic Partnerships, Workplace Safety and Prevention Services
Date: February 28, 2019
Location: Ben Franklin Place, 101 Centrepointe Dr, Nepean, ON K2G 5K7
Networking & Refreshments: 8:30am to 9:00am
Presentations: 9:00am to 12:00pm
Date: March 22, 2019
Location: Ben Franklin Place, 101 Centrepointe Dr, Nepean, ON K2G 5K7
Networking: 8:30am to 9:00am
Presentations: 9:00am to 12:00pm