Consulting Architects of Alberta Procurement & Contracts Committee Overview AGM 2016

Roadmap for Today’s Overview Who is our P & C Committee? Our goals How do we work? Our work with AI Our work with AHS Our work with the City of Calgary Our survey RAIC Doc 6 Update How you can be involved Questions / Comments

1. Your P&C Committee Jan Pierzchajlo / RPK P & C CHAIR Doug McConnell / DIALOG P & C Co-Chair Aziz Bootwala / Kasian Chris Filipowicz / HFKS Jane Jeneroux / CAA ED Karen Kost / ONPA Linus Murphy / S2 CAA CHAIR Peter Bull / IBI Vivian Manasc / Manasc Isaac

2. OUR GOALS Fair Agreements Fair Quality-based Procurement Recognized voice for the business interests of all architectural firms in Alberta; small and large, member and non-member

3. How We Work Participation Establish common principles / with our insurers Work with the CEA, AAA, the RAIC and the ACA We hear from our members and act We look for opportunities to advocate As a consistent voice for practicing architects … please remember we are volunteers

4. Our work with AI AGREEMENTS Procurement Modernization / CEA and AAA RAIC 6 format Important SGCs Modified contract terms on issues we could agree to Tabled the others to the Minister AI implemented the new agreement this Spring PROCUREMENT RFQ and RFP recommendations Industry Liaison Committee Input to the new DM on procurement of design and construction

5. Our work with AHS AGREEMENTS After many years / agreement iterations … Modified contract terms on issues we agreed to Tabled the others AHS currently implementing the new agreement PROCUREMENT RFQ and RFP recommendations

6. Our work with the City of Calgary AGREEMENTS City of Calgary has been a model of QBS Worked with the City of Calgary and the CEA Develop a new consultant Contract The new document will be piloted soon

7. SURVEY February 2016 surveyed members to determine issues that impacted their practice: Level playing field for Alberta design talent Fee based procurement Bundling of projects Acted on comments received with client groups named by our members

8. RAIC 6 Update The RAIC 6 is in the process of updating Document 6 Reviewed the draft document in detail and with our insurers and built a comprehensive commentary / suggested edits

9. How You Can be Involved PARTICIPATE Let us know about unfair Agreement or RFP terms Pay attention to CAA communications Respond when we are looking for input Share the issues with others in your firm Let us know if you or someone in your firm has the skillset and would like to participate in our committee

Questions / Comments …