Contract issues

The Contracts Committee is actively reviewing prime consultant contract templates in use by our members’ clients with a view to highlighting best practices and encouraging our clients to make adjustments where the documents can better serve both consultant and clients’ needs. Our initial reactive approach has been expanded to a proactive scan and review of contracts in use by both public and private clients.

 

The strategy of the committee is three-fold:

  1. Advise our members of what to look for in the contracts they are signing.
  2.  Open a dialogue with our member firms about ongoing issues with contracts.
  3. Open a discussion with client groups. We will address both specific contract issues, and strive to engage our clients in higher-level discussions about best practices.

 

Following is a list of contracts currently under review. We invite you to contact us about these or any other contract issues of interest or concern.

Contract issue: Alberta Health Services Prime Consultant Agreement

Contract issue: Alberta Infrastructure Prime Consultant Agreement

Contract issue: Municipal Consultant Agreements

Background

We will be reviewing the standard agreements in use by various municipalities, starting with the Cities of Edmonton and Calgary.

Current Status

We are collecting copies of the agreements currently in use and will begin to review them in the coming months.

 

Contract issue:  University of Alberta – Intellectual Property Language

Contract issue: University Agreements

Background

We will be reviewing the standard agreements in use by various post-secondary institutions, starting with the U of A and U of C, and then expanding our circle from there.

Current Status

We are collecting copies of the agreements currently in use and will begin to review them in the coming months.