2012 RAIC Annual Report - Royal Architectural Institute of Canada
2012 RAIC Annual Report - Royal Architectural Institute of Canada 2012 RAIC Annual Report - Royal Architectural Institute of Canada
Architecture Canada | RAIC Practice Support The year 2012 was one of transition, as the long-serving Chair of RAIC’s Practice Support Committee, former President David Simpson, PP/FRAIC, retired from practice and passed the role of Chair to James Anderson, MRAIC. Rick MacEwen, MRAIC, also joined the Practice Support Committee, succeeding David as Ottawa-based representative on the Committee (an important role, as the Ottawa rep routinely accompanies the Executive Director for meetings with DCC, PWGSC, and other agencies engaged in contracting professional consulting services.) As Chair, James Anderson has identified as objectives maintaining a schedule of quarterly conference calls, with the Committee’s agenda generally focusing on coordinating input to contract document development, identifying needs for bilateral discussions with DCC, PWGSC and others, advocating for fair fee schedules, and other practice-related issues as they arise. Construction Industry Consultative Committee (CICC)/ Canadian Construction Documents Committee RAIC continues to be an active participant in the work of the Canadian Construction Documents Committee (CCDC), with priorities and oversight provided by the Construction Industry Consultative Committee composed of RAIC, the Canadian Construction Association (CCA), the Association of Consulting Engineeers of Canada (ACEC), Construction Specifications Canada (CSC), and public and private client representatives. Brian Aitken, MRAIC, Pierre Gallant, FIRAC, and Francois Hogue, MRAIC, represent RAIC on CCDC, and have devoted countless hours to the development of industry-standard documents. CCDC now has three working groups moving forward a series of updates to existing CCDC documents, as well as working on new documents to respond to changes in project delivery/contracting methods. In 2012, CCDC issued CCDC 29, a Prequalification Guide, for comment by the industry, with revisions on the draft to be made in 2013 based on the feedback received. Work also proceeded on CCDC 2T – Master Agreement. 30 Report on RAIC Activities | 2012 Annual Report
Architecture Canada | RAIC Work also continued on CCDC 24 (Guide to Model Forms and Support Documents – for use with CCDC 2 – 2008), CCDC 23 (A Guide to Calling Bids and Awarding Construction Contracts), and CCDC 40 (Rules to Mediation and Arbitration). Finally, agreement within CCDC was reached in late 2012 resolving outstanding issues relating to CCDC 14/15, enabling these documents to be issued for final endorsement by the constituent organizations. This is expected in the first half of 2013. FIRPAC The Federal Industry Real Property Advisory Council (FIRPAC) continues to maintain a schedule of three roundtable meetings a year, with working groups tasked to resolve specific issues in between these meetings. RAIC is represented by Peter Kindree, FRAIC, and Debbie Farrow, FRAIC, with Allan Teramura, MRAIC, acting as Board Liaison, joining representatives at the table from the consulting engineers, contractors, specification writers, landscape architects and federal clients such as Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC), the Department of National Defence and Defence Construction Canada (DCC), and others. Among the many issues addressed by FIRPAC in 2012 were the evolution of PWGSC’s Alternate Form of Delivery model for professional services, which is becoming the norm rather than an “alternate” form, as well as the question of acceptable contractual models for federal departments/agencies to secure rights to re-use design concept documents. In 2012, PWGSC also requested the formation of a working group to address options for improving the update cycle for the National Master Specification (NMS) document; PWGSC currently commit the bulk of resources dedicated to maintaining and updating the NMS, and their position is that the current seven-year update cycle is unsatisfactory. They believe the eventual working group should consider all options – from winding down the NMS, to seeking industry investment in its maintenance, to requesting greater federal investment. While problematic, the NMS remains the basis for specifications established by PWGSC for federal projects, so it remains an important reference. Federal Procurement As a national advocacy association, the RAIC is in regular contact with federal government/department agencies with respect to federal procurement issues that affect architects across the country – not just at FIRPAC meetings, but in bilateral exchanges with key government departments/agencies engaged in procurement of professional services. In 2012, RAIC was pleased to host a first roundtable session with officials 31 Report on RAIC Activities | 2012 Annual Report
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Architecture <strong>Canada</strong> | <strong>RAIC</strong><br />
Practice Support<br />
The year <strong>2012</strong> was one <strong>of</strong> transition, as the long-serving Chair <strong>of</strong> <strong>RAIC</strong>’s Practice<br />
Support Committee, former President David Simpson, PP/F<strong>RAIC</strong>, retired from practice<br />
and passed the role <strong>of</strong> Chair to James Anderson, M<strong>RAIC</strong>. Rick MacEwen, M<strong>RAIC</strong>,<br />
also joined the Practice Support Committee, succeeding David as Ottawa-based<br />
representative on the Committee (an important role, as the Ottawa rep routinely<br />
accompanies the Executive Director for meetings with DCC, PWGSC, and other<br />
agencies engaged in contracting pr<strong>of</strong>essional consulting services.)<br />
As Chair, James Anderson has identified as objectives maintaining a schedule<br />
<strong>of</strong> quarterly conference calls, with the Committee’s agenda generally focusing on<br />
coordinating input to contract document development, identifying needs for bilateral<br />
discussions with DCC, PWGSC and others, advocating for fair fee schedules, and other<br />
practice-related issues as they arise.<br />
Construction Industry Consultative Committee (CICC)/<br />
Canadian Construction Documents Committee<br />
<strong>RAIC</strong> continues to be an active participant in the work <strong>of</strong> the Canadian Construction<br />
Documents Committee (CCDC), with priorities and oversight provided by the<br />
Construction Industry Consultative Committee composed <strong>of</strong> <strong>RAIC</strong>, the Canadian<br />
Construction Association (CCA), the Association <strong>of</strong> Consulting Engineeers <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Canada</strong> (ACEC), Construction Specifications <strong>Canada</strong> (CSC), and public and private<br />
client representatives. Brian Aitken, M<strong>RAIC</strong>, Pierre Gallant, FIRAC, and Francois<br />
Hogue, M<strong>RAIC</strong>, represent <strong>RAIC</strong> on CCDC, and have devoted countless hours to the<br />
development <strong>of</strong> industry-standard documents.<br />
CCDC now has three working groups moving forward a series <strong>of</strong> updates to existing<br />
CCDC documents, as well as working on new documents to respond to changes in<br />
project delivery/contracting methods.<br />
In <strong>2012</strong>, CCDC issued CCDC 29, a Prequalification Guide, for comment by the industry,<br />
with revisions on the draft to be made in 2013 based on the feedback received. Work<br />
also proceeded on CCDC 2T – Master Agreement.<br />
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