Reducing the number of standard construction contracts
Over the years, the Canadian Construction Documents Committee
(CCDC) has developed and kept current a series of standard
construction contracts for use across the country. Among the many
such contracts standardized by CCDC, seven govern the relations
between owners and prime contractors.
Those seven can be divided into three categories:
- general contract (i.e. CCDC 2, CCDC 3, CCDC 4, and CCDC
18);
- design-build contract (i.e. CCDC 14); and
- construction management contract (i.e. CCDC 5A and CCDC
5B).
General contract
In the general contract category, the owner entrusts the prime
contractor with overall performance of the work, and the latter
sub-contracts directly with any trade contractors whose services
may be required (i.e. Canadian Construction Association [CCA] 1,
Stipulated Price Subcontract).
