On Wednesday May 15th, at the Vancouver Club, the BC Construction Roundtable will host a roundtable discussion on claims avoidance to support learning and dialogue between owners, consultants, general contractors, and others in the construction industry. Attendees will participate in table group discussions to provide input and inform the discussion. A facilitator and a recorder will be at each table to guide and support the dialogue.
Table discussion themes will be documented and consolidated into white papers to be shared with attendees and BCCR members. A debrief and networking session will follow the table discussions. The ticket price includes two drinks tickets and canapes.
Peter Milburn, Chair of the Board of Directors of the British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI), will start the afternoon session by offering his perspective. Peter Blahnik, partner at PwC, will provide a recap of the April event and host the May Roundtable.
Presenters:
Peter Milburn is the Chair of the Board of Directors of the British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI). Before this appointment, Peter held many senior positions. He was Deputy Minister of Finance, Secretary to the Treasury Board, Chief Operating Officer, and Executive Project Director for the Sea to Sky Highway Improvement Project and held senior positions with the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. During his career, he was appointed Chair of the board for two crown corporations (Transportation Investment Corporation and BC Rail) and three hospital capital boards (Women and Children’s Hospital Redevelopment, Interior Heart and Surgical Centre, and the Surrey Memorial Hospital Critical Care Tower). In addition, he was responsible for the BC Transportation Finance Authority. Peter has a degree in civil engineering from the University of British Columbia.
Peter Blahnik is a PwC Partner in the Capital Projects & Infrastructure practice in Vancouver. He specializes in capital project governance, construction readiness, and performance management for complex capital projects. His practice also includes advising clients on commercial strategies, claims avoidance strategies, and claims & disputes. Peter has worked on recent Canadian megaprojects in the following sectors: utilities, infrastructure, industrial, mining, real estate, and energy. Before joining PwC, Peter worked for an engineering consulting firm. He holds an MSc. in International Project Leadership from SKEMA Business School and a BComm in Finance from Toronto Metropolitan University. He has completed the Program on Negotiations for Senior Executives at Harvard University.
Table discussion facilitators include:
Thank you, PwC and Fasken, for sponsoring this event.
BCCR's Annual General Meeting will be held on June 6th at the Terminal City Club. It will be followed by a Future of Infrastructure Group presentation, panel discussion, and informal networking.
The Reducing Risk in Transit Projects report by the Future of Infrastructure Group includes a series of recommendations based on experiences from projects across Canada using different processes and tools to understand and tackle risk at every stage to support better project outcomes.
The panel discussion will focus on how risk is tackled on major transit projects across Canada and beyond. Canada is investing record amounts into transit projects, with most major cities nationwide having at least one rail line in planning or construction. Transit projects are large and complex, with many uncertainties and unknowns and large networks of interrelated responsibilities, all relying on each other to be successful. This adds up to significant project risk. Unclear, unmanaged, or misallocated risk can add considerable costs and delay project completion.
John Allen - Executive Director of the Future of Infrastructure Group.
Corina Moore - Executive Vice President of Transportation & Infrastructure at WSP. James Harvey - General Counsel and VP of infrastructure at Transportation Investment Corporation. Paul Hughes - Senior Director of Cost and Project Management at Altus
Kirsten Watson - Co-Chair, Future of Infrastructure Group/Vice President of Government Relations and Transit Market Sector Leader, AECOM
The Future of Infrastructure Group brings together leading infrastructure companies to provide a positive, collaborative, and coherent voice to governments across Canada. This member-based group aims to make Canada the global leader in delivering innovation and the best value throughout the infrastructure lifecycle.
Thank you, Global Public Affairs for sponsoring this event.
Save the date. We invite you to join us for the ELG Mentorship Mixer on June 13th from 5:30 to 8:30 PM. This event will allow you to connect with senior leaders and gain insights to help you develop further in your career.
The Emerging Leaders Group (ELG) targets intermediate professionals in the BC Construction Industry (~8 - 20 years' experience). Our members are consultants, contractors and owners involved in some of the most prominent projects in our region. We are always looking for passionate new members to join our network - for further information, please get in touch with the ELG at elg@bccr.net.
Join us on Thursday, June 20th, for a presentation and panel discussion on municipal capital works. More information to come.
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Join fellow BCCR members on a Steveston Interchange construction site tour. The Steveston Interchange is being upgraded to accommodate new bike paths, pedestrian access, bus access, and additional travel lanes. It is part of the Massey Tunnel upgrade project. By summer, the project will be about 50% complete, and visitors will see the structural works in progress and the upgrades to the travelways.
Time: 10:00 - flexible
Safety: The tour will be conducted in an active construction site. All participants require mandatory personal protection equipment (PPE): a CSA hard hat, high visibility vest, safety glasses, long pants, and steel-toed boots. Before accessing the site, there will be a short safety orientation to ensure that all participants are aware of the safety procedures in the event of an emergency.
Meeting Point: Site office at 12951 Rice Mill Road, Richmond, BC.
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