Trade Contracts: Maximizing Opportunities and Mitigating Risks

Subcontracting is crucial for construction project success but comes with complexities and risks. With general contractors shifting more responsibility and liability to subcontractors, understanding subcontracts is essential before issues arise. This course will equip you with strategies to maximize subcontracting opportunities and manage risks effectively. Suitable for both seasoned and new subcontractors, it offers practical tools and insights for better subcontracting.

Using a manual with spreadsheets and checklists, you'll explore key subcontractor responsibilities and contract terms, including design responsibility, performance specs, payment terms, and insurance. You'll also develop a "Subcontract Handbook" and use a traffic light system to analyze subcontract clauses.

Topics

• Contract law, contract terms and conditions
• Design responsibility
• Performance specifications
• Conduit or flow-down provisions
• Scope of subcontract work
• Payment terms
• Insurance requirements
• On-site responsibilities
• Development of a “Subcontract Handbook”
• Analysis of subcontract clauses using a green, amber and red-light system

 With over 40 years of combined industry experience, our comprehensive manual provides practical guides, checklists and templates to support your subcontracting processes on and off the job site.

• Trade contractors
• Project Managers
• Construction Managers
• General Contractors
• Estimators
• Contract Administrators
• Legal Professionals

Lee Kelly, President, Constructing Minds Inc.

Lee Kelly M.A.A.T.O., P.GSC is Founder and President of Constructing Minds Inc., a company dedicated to providing relevant and applicable training to the construction industry.

Lee has boots on the ground experience. With over 35 years of construction management/general contracting experience under her belt she has gained extensive knowledge and a solid foundation in construction practices, processes and procedures in all contract delivery formats. Lee knows construction because she has built it.

Lee has been a member on the National Gold Seal Committee, has won the Construction Institute of Canada (TCIC) Chancellor’s Award of Excellence and has earned certificates in Teaching and Training Adults and Instructional Design. Her enthusiasm for training makes her a highly informative, interactive, motivated and sought-after trainer from coast-to-coast.

Course format is Live, Online, Instructor-led training. 

• This course is facilitated by the instructor on the AdobeConnect platform. Access information from the instructor will be provided to you in advance of the training.
• You will be expected to participate in group discussions and other activities with your instructor and classmates during the course.

This course is delivered in partnership with local construction associations across western Canada and Ontario. You will be participating with a cohort of industry peers from throughout these regions.

WCA Cancellation Policy

WCA will provide a full refund or education credit equal to the amount paid for the course if registration is cancelled two (2) full business days prior to the course start date. Payment is non-refundable for cancellations made within two (2) full business days of the course start date and there will be no transfers to future course dates.

Complimentary substitution of another member of your company/team is welcome right up until the course start time for no additional fee. Please email us at wcaeducation@winnipegconstruction.ca if you require a substitution.