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Group Home & Auto now available
By now each member firm should have received a welcome package from
Lloyd Sadd Insurance Brokers that outlines the special discounts
available to ALL EMPLOYEES within CAA member firms. If you did not
receive your package, or if you have specific questions about the
program, please contact Judy Gunton at Lloyd Sadd
Insurance Brokers.
Details
on the customized employee benefit program to be offered to CAA member
firms through The Silverberg Group will be coming forward to you
shortly.
Striving to be a member-driven organization
Our
member survey has just gone out via Survey Monkey to the
principal
contact within each member firm. This is an important tool for us to
gauge member satisfaction and to learn more about your business
challenges. We passionately believe that the CAA must be a
MEMBER-DRIVEN organization. Deadline for participation
is Friday, August 3rd. As always, we welcome your direct calls and e-mails throughout the year.
Design and Construction Trends Analysis
On a quarterly basis the CAA attends a gathering of industry
representatives to compare notes on data related to the design and
construction industry. Information such as materials and labor pricing,
availability of labour, type and nature of projects all serve to
identify trends in our ever-changing marketplace. This data is further
considered in context of global and regional economics and geo-political
factors. Read More ›
U of A provides a peek at their capital plans
University
of Alberta recently gave the CAA an overview of their infrastructure
priorities for the coming year. Although this budget year does not
include as many major projects as in the recent past, there are still
many smaller projects that may be of interest to CAA member firms. The
university capital and renovation resources will focus on
repurposing/refurbishment and deferred maintenance projects. Read More ›
Best Value Procurement & Project Management Seminar - August 28th
Arizona
State University professor Dr. Kenneth Sullivan, will present a full
day seminar on the Best Value Model. Firms competing in the Canadian and
U.S. markets may benefit from exposure to the Best Value Model as used
by the University of Alberta and many public and private owners.
Deadline to register is July 30th. Click here for an event flyer.
CAA and City of Calgary conversation Earlier
this month representatives from the City of Calgary and the CAA sat
down to talk about procurement, contracts, project management and
performance of consultants. Overall it was an excellent conversation
with both sides bringing forward their challenges and suggested
solutions. Read More ›
Owner Education Working Group developing a strategy to share best practices
The
CAA is joining forces with industry associations and Alberta
Infrastructure to tackle the issue of education of procurement
specialists. Initially the focus of this education campaign will be
those working within the public sector (provincial and municipal
government and post-secondary institutions). Read More ›
FQR Innovation Fund Call for Proposals
The
Government of Alberta is releasing the 2012 Foreign Qualification
Recognition (FQR) Innovation Fund Call for Proposals. The FQR Innovation
Fund is being offered to assist Alberta employers to recruit,
integrate, retain and develop workers with foreign-earned education,
skills and experience who are already in the province. As employers in the province, you are invited to apply.
Deadline for submitting proposals is Thursday, August 9, 2012. Visit this site or email Vince Kelly or phone: 780-638-4011
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Board Nominations
Nominations to the Board of Directors are now being accepted. Nomination forms and information can be found here. To download the PDF nomination form, click here.
Upcoming Events
CAA AGM
September 26th - Hotel Alma, University of Calgary
2012 Infrastructure Partners Conference
October 29th & 30th. Partners in Progress: Sharing Perspectives Register here.
Best Value Procurement & Project Management
August 28th. For more information or to RSVP for this seminar, click here.
Did you know?
Your
membership with the CAA entitles you to discounts (member rates) on
events held by our allied association, the Consulting Engineers of
Alberta.
Barriers to Sustainable Design - City of Calgary asking for input
As part of their commitment to the environment, the City of Calgary is
looking to identify barriers to sustainable design with a view to
defeating these barriers. CAA members are being invited to provide input
to this project. Read More ›
Saskatchewan Architects Act amended by Government
The
SAA recently learned that Section 20 was repealed from the Architects
Act, 1996 and that Section 19 was amended by government as a part of The
Miscellaneous Statues (Labour Mobility) Amendment Act, 2010 assented to
on May 20, 2010. Read more ›
New member welcome
A hearty welcome to our newest CAA member firm: Shelterbelt Architecture
Renewal time is just around the corner
August
1 is the start of our new fiscal year, and so we will be sending out
our annual membership renewal letters and invoices in early August. Watch for yours in the mail!
Thank you to
our annual sponsors
Diamond Sponsors
Platinum Sponsor
Gold Sponsor
Graham
Silver Sponsors
Blue Rock Builders
BPTEC DNW Engineering
Clark Builders
COOLNet Alberta
Lafarge
Lloyd Sadd Insurance Brokers Ltd.
Stuart Olson Dominion
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Associated Engineering
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ISL Engineering and Land Services
Jones Brown Insurance Brokers & Consultants
MMM Group Limited
Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd.
Thurber Engineering
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Are you interested in becoming a sponsor to raise awareness of
your business to our membership? For information on our annual
sponsorship program please contact us!
We have an updated annual sponsorship program. Ask us for details!
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