Boswall and Nieuwenburg comment on Tercon decision
Glen Boswall and Roy Nieuwenburg comment on the Tercon Contractors v. British Columbia case in an article entitled “B.C. government breached own contract on highway ... Continued
It’s Foggy Out There, So Dress For It
The Supreme Court of Canada has issued another ‘bidding and tendering’ decision, Double N Earthmovers Ltd. v. Edmonton (City), 2007 SCC 3. The reasoning in ... Continued
Colleges, Institutes and University Foundations Not Required to Comply With Municipal Land Use Requirements
Who rules the roost, when it comes to the use and development of land owned by the Province and crown agents? The Province, or municipalities? ... Continued
Imperial Oil Ltd. v. Vancouver (City): Court Limits what City may Require from Developer – Off-site Soils Agreement
Note: this article was updated July 2009 As every land developer knows, the City of Vancouver has the power to impose or stipulate conditions when ... Continued
Spring Cleaning: Good News for Brownfield Developers
Recently, the province’s Supreme Court has twice addressed issues relating to the clean up of contaminated sites.
“At Risk” Construction Management
“At Risk” Construction Management has become a hot topic recently. I’m sure folks have been practising it in different variations for a long time, without ... Continued
Elite Bailiff Services Ltd. v. British Columbia, BC Court of Appeal, March 2003
Its amazing how many cases there are in the tendering field. The Elite Bailiff case is interesting to me on a few aspects, discussed below: ... Continued
Questions and Answers About Procurement Reform in British Columbia
Effective March 31, 2002 the procurement provisions under the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) extend to Crown corporations and MASH entities. For this article, we ... Continued
No “Contract A” If You Say So Clearly
Case comment – Maple Ridge Towing v. Districts of Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows, BC Supreme Court, September, 2001 How did parties contract, in the ... Continued
Receipt of Confidential Information
Related to “Access to Information and Protection of Privacy” (another topic in this issue of Campus Counsel) is the question: what obligations arise where confidential ... Continued
Discrimination Policies: Do You Have to do Business With Someone Who is Suing You?
This case will be of interest to universities, colleges, municipalities and other agencies and organizations implementing policies that must pass public scrutiny. Sound Contracting worked ... Continued
BC Court of Appeal speaks on tendering – Midwest vs. BC Gas case of Contract Security
This is a righteous decision. In our Fall 1999 issue of Construction Law Bulletin we reported that in this case the BC Supreme Court held ... Continued