The COAA Contracts Committee:

The Contracts Committee’s purpose is to develop best practices that enhance efficiency and performance for all contracting parties on industrial projects in Alberta. The Committee’s goal is to offer tools that will help contracting parties:

• be clear on the obligations and risks they are about to undertake when entering into construction contracts; and
• maintain a consistent approach in contract development, preparation and administration so as to reduce the costs and uncertainty associated with contract formation and administration.

Guiding Principles for the Contracts Committee

The COAA Contract Forms:

The Contracts Committee is committed to the identification, standardization and publication of a consistent approach to common issues in contract development, preparation and administration. It has accordingly developed three standard form contracts for use in construction in Alberta:

• The Stipulated Price Form – a standard form Stipulated Price contract for use in industrial projects in Alberta.
• The Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) Form – a standard form EPC contract for use in industrial projects in Alberta.
• The Engineering, Procurement & Construction Management (EPCM) Form – a standard form EPCM contract for use in industrial projects in Alberta.

To download the model contract forms, related schedules and appendices, please visit the Contracts Library.

Other Initiatives:

The committee from time to time undertakes other activities and is presently working on the following:

• Proposal for Changes in the Alberta Builders’ Lien Act. There are two specific areas in which the Committee is seeking more information – progressive release of holdbacks, and the addition of “oil or gas well” and “oil or gas well site” to the Act.
• Prequalification Initiative.
• Workshops and other Promotions of the Contracts.

For more information on any of the COAA Contracts Committee’s activities, please contact coaa.admin@coaa.ab.ca.