In response to recent contractor alerts for ‘Onerous Bidding Conditions’ on two Prince George construction projects being procured by BC Housing, the BCCA has been closely consulting with BC Housing, the most recent meeting being at the end of June. As a result of these consultations we can report that the following changes will be implemented by BC Housing on August 2:

• SGCs: Increase C/O markup on CCDC SGCs from 10%/5% to 15%/7.5% (Action 26)
• Update ITT reserved rights per changes proposed 16 May (Action 7, 14, 15,16,17,21,22)
• Update ITT to replace “scoring” with “evaluation” per changes proposed 16 May (Action 8)
• Update ITT to identify only top 5 subcontractors per changes proposed 16 May (Action 12)
• Update ITT to include a minimum 7-day extension for addenda issued after the deadline per changes proposed 16 May (Action 20)
• Update ITT to revise Governing Law clause per changes proposed 3 Jun (Action 23)