This memo serves as notice of an upcoming planned outage of the PPL&C system for online permit applications and inspection requests from 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 17 until 6:00 a.m. on Monday, March 21, 2022.
Congratulations to rcs construction and Marco Group Limited on winning the Community Leader and Gold Seal awards (respectively) at the Canadian Construction Association’s (CCA) National Awards ceremony this week in Vancouver, BC.
Effective 12:01am March 8, 2022 the Fuel Surcharge will be set at 42.0% for all TANS dispatched trucks paid by the tn/km, cm/km or hourly rate. It is also in effect for all Contractors trucks, or Contractor designed trucks, paid by the tn/km or cm/km.
Pursuant to subsection 21.5(3) of the Nova Scotia Workplace Health and Safety Regulations, guardrails are required where “there is a risk of falling at a doorway or the opening of a building floor, roof, walls or shaft.”
The last time someone from Nova Scotia was Chair of CCA’s board of directors was Jack Flemming of Ocean Contractors Ltd. in 1989. Congratulations, Brendan!
Beginning Monday, March 7, CANS Members will be able to book meeting space in our Business Centre. To book CANS Business Centre, please call 902-468-2267 ext. 0 to speak to a Membership Services Specialist or email cans@cans.ns.ca.
CANS office will close early today due to inclement weather. While our physical office is closed, our CANS staff are still available to assist our members virtually.
CANS wishes to bring an important issue to your attention with a request that you consider our solutions as presented and/or collaborate with us to identify additional options. The issue of concern is the requirement of owners of bidders to hold pricing for a specified number of days from date of submission of a bid without a fixed award date that reflects our current economic realities outlined in this letter.
On March 24, the Canadian Construction Documents Committee (CCDC) is hosting a webinar focusing on the CCDC 40 – 2018 Rules for Mediation and Arbitration of Construction Industry Disputes. Attendees will learn dispute resolution rules specific to construction disputes from experienced construction counsel.
Women are an integral part of the construction industry. While construction has been a traditionally male-dominated field, women have long been challenging biases and building careers in the industry. March 6-12 marks National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC)’s Women in Construction Week, and March 8 is International Women’s Day!