The Niagara Peninsula Standard Contract
Document
The
Niagara Peninsula Standard Contract Document was developed in order to provide
an effective document which could be used throughout the Niagara peninsula.
A standard document provides consistency and fairness so that bidders can set
prices with less concern with respect to method of payment and related risks.
As such, the prices received will be more competitive and the business of obtaining
bid prices will be more efficient for all users. In addition, savings will be
achieved through the maintenance of one set of standard documents for all users,
and only additional tender documents will be provided with each tender or quotation
call as appropriate.
The following groups were instrumental in developing this standard document,
and reflect the key stakeholders involved in roads and municipal service construction
in the Niagara peninsula:
• Heavy Construction Association of Regional Niagara
• Niagara Area Municipalities
• Consulting Engineers of Ontario - Niagara Chapter
• Regional Municipality of Niagara
The final document was prepared after considerable input and revisions to satisfy
all groups. As a result, consensus was reached that this standard document is
the best possible common product that can be utilized to the satisfaction of
all parties. For this reason, it is strongly recommended that use of the document
be made mandatory and that the municipal governments and consulting engineers
utilize the standard document on all applicable work. The contractors, in turn,
will use the document as a standard for pricing tenders and quotations.
For all contracts called utilizing the Niagara Peninsula Standard Contract Document, the latest revision of the document as of the first date of tender advertizing, is the document of record for that contract. Should a revision of the Standard Contract Document be published after the initial tender call, the revised document will only apply on this contract through notification in the form of an addendum by the Owner.
