http://www.mmcd.net/forums/(c) MMCD Forum30I noticed between the gold edition sec 02666 & platinum edition sec 33 11 01; subsection 3.6.6 Pipe installation has been amended from "...Joint deflection not permitted for PVC pipe..." to "Do not exceed joint deflection recommended by pipe manufacturerhttp://www.mmcd.net/forums/fb.ashx?m=84Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:03:10 GMTCan you advise why the Standard Specifications and SOQP does not include any allowance for mobizliation, demobilization and insurances/bonding. On some projects there may be considerable costs associated with these items and think it would mhttp://www.mmcd.net/forums/fb.ashx?m=81Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:02:26 GMTLet's say you have a tender that should include a specification for an aspect of work that is not currently included in the standard specs. Take Communication Ducting for example. It wouldn't really fit into 25 56 01 Roadway Lighting, althoughttp://www.mmcd.net/forums/fb.ashx?m=82Wed, 29 Feb 2012 09:08:56 GMTThe MMCD now has a policy that we do not review or approve products. Our standards and specs reference the Ministry of Transportation’s Approved Product List. The best suggestion we can offer you is to inquire with the Ministryhttp://www.mmcd.net/forums/fb.ashx?m=80Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:26:24 GMTRecently, it has come up several times, questioning what are the required specifications for a sidewalk letdown occurring within or along a straight section of road curbing. The dimensions specified on the MMCD Dwg C8 of C9 both refehttp://www.mmcd.net/forums/fb.ashx?m=78Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:11:01 GMTWill MMCDA be issuing updated eBooks to include Supplementries as and when they come out, or is there ever only one eBook version issued and we need to print out the Supplementries and incoporate them into our hard copies? Issuing updated eBooks tohttp://www.mmcd.net/forums/fb.ashx?m=75Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:28:49 GMTWill MMCDA be advising members as soon as the Civil3D drafting standards/templates are available, or are we expected to keep an eye on the website? Is there a timetable for when MMCDA expects these to be available?http://www.mmcd.net/forums/fb.ashx?m=74Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:21:21 GMTPlatinum Edition Standard Detail Drawing C8 shows 3-grooves to indicate entrance portion of ramp, essentially parallel to the curb line. This differs from the City of Vancouver who use grooves parallel to the direction that the person is to cross thttp://www.mmcd.net/forums/fb.ashx?m=72Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:40:58 GMTIt is our understanding that manhole barrells get paid from the top of the base ( usually a precast base ), not the invert of the manhole but some contractors say the base is the 150mm or 200 mm slab at the bottom of the precast base so should get paid fhttp://www.mmcd.net/forums/fb.ashx?m=68Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:29:23 GMTIn most cases, MMCDA hosted webinars are recorded. Following the webinars the video is post-produced and hosted on the MMCD website. Recorded webinars are available in the Rehttp://www.mmcd.net/forums/fb.ashx?m=70Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:46:18 GMTHave you attended an MMCD Educational Course? Please share your thoughts and feedback in this open forum. Superintendents Course Introduction to MMCD Course Contract Administrator Course Good and bad, we want you to share all of your feedbahttp://www.mmcd.net/forums/fb.ashx?m=64Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:04:47 GMTThe education calender for 2011 has now wrapped up - there are no more scheduled courses remaining this year. Stay tuned to the Upcoming Training page for 2012 course dates as they become announced. [link=http://mmcd.net/contentpage.aspx?ihttp://www.mmcd.net/forums/fb.ashx?m=63Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:02:23 GMTIs there any recommendation on the structure of the contract between the Owner and the Contract Administrator? Hourly rate agreements aren't practical for Owners who must work with set budgets. Hourly agreements also mean that if Substahttp://www.mmcd.net/forums/fb.ashx?m=62Fri, 18 Nov 2011 11:55:30 GMT There are currently no dates scheduled for the Introduction to MMCD Course. Instead, please find the entire presentation available to watch on-demand behind our member-only login here:[/fonthttp://www.mmcd.net/forums/fb.ashx?m=61Fri, 28 Oct 2011 09:46:52 GMTAll MMCD webinar presentations are archived for future viewing. Select recordings are available to the general public, and can be viewed here: http://mmcd.net/contentpage.aspx?id=videoshttp://www.mmcd.net/forums/fb.ashx?m=60Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:54:43 GMT You can access the supplementaries by clicking on the "Resources" tab at the top of the website. You will then be taken to a page that has a supporting navigational menu on the left hand side. If you click on the document version you are using (forhttp://www.mmcd.net/forums/fb.ashx?m=59Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16:55:42 GMT I have been reviewing the MMCD gold book looking for references to the owners responsibility to treat the unit price tender documents as confidential. Is this outlined anywhere in the documents? Are these unit prices confidential? Should theyhttp://www.mmcd.net/forums/fb.ashx?m=38Fri, 22 Jul 2011 16:54:53 GMTWhat is the situation regarding the design engineer also being the contract administrator? My understanding is that the intent of the CA is to act as an impartial third party to mediate between the owner and the contractor. Also the make calls regardinghttp://www.mmcd.net/forums/fb.ashx?m=35Fri, 08 Jul 2011 14:28:35 GMTWe were recently awarded a contract and we noticed errors/missing prices in the totals. How should we go about correcting this? http://www.mmcd.net/forums/fb.ashx?m=49Thu, 28 Jul 2011 10:17:59 GMTWe have not included the Instruction to Tenderers – Part II and General conditions in a tender document. Several contractors are complaining that the tender document is not complete. Would you please advise if there is any restriction tohttp://www.mmcd.net/forums/fb.ashx?m=47Thu, 28 Jul 2011 10:11:06 GMT What is standard procedure when a subcontractor on an MMCD project wants to hire a subcontractor ?http://www.mmcd.net/forums/fb.ashx?m=45Thu, 28 Jul 2011 10:01:23 GMTI am looking for a copy of a Supplementary Detail Drawing and I can't locate it.http://www.mmcd.net/forums/fb.ashx?m=43Thu, 28 Jul 2011 09:51:11 GMTWe have a MMCD contract dispute in which the owner and the contractor would like to have a ruling made by a referee and to date we have not found anyone agreeable to both parties. Are you able to provide names of any referees for this dispute?http://www.mmcd.net/forums/fb.ashx?m=41Thu, 28 Jul 2011 09:23:44 GMTOn Contract "A" there was a list of items which were deemed a deficiency or incomplete work at the end of the season and funds were held for this work. Now, the Contractor has completed all items and requested the Contract Adminsitrator for an inpsectionhttp://www.mmcd.net/forums/fb.ashx?m=40Mon, 25 Jul 2011 13:32:30 GMTThere are no editable forms within the Platinum Electronic Edition. Fortunately, the MMCD website has a Resources section which houses all these templates and they are available to the public to download. To view the templates [link=http://mmcd.net/contehttp://www.mmcd.net/forums/fb.ashx?m=37Thu, 14 Jul 2011 09:24:11 GMTIf the document has margins that are cut off or are misaligned, please go to your print settings. Here there should be an option you can select that says "fit content to page". Once you have done this, be sure to "Print Preview" to ensurehttp://www.mmcd.net/forums/fb.ashx?m=34Mon, 04 Jul 2011 10:27:32 GMTWhich MMCD Courses have you participated in?http://www.mmcd.net/forums/fb.ashx?m=33Thu, 30 Jun 2011 13:58:04 GMTThe 2011 MMCD course calendar is now available online. See link below for details. There are a number of Superintendent and Contract Administrator courses taking place throughout British Columbia this Fall; Register Now! http://www.mmcd.net/forums/fb.ashx?m=32Fri, 24 Jun 2011 11:39:49 GMTIn addition to being portable (you can store it on your laptop and take it with you on the job), the electronic documents have internal and external links allowing for easy cross-referencing and simplistic navigation. Furthermore, they are fully searchabhttp://www.mmcd.net/forums/fb.ashx?m=31Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:01:26 GMTElectronic documents are licensed to one computer. If the documents are installed on a server they will not work. You will have to purchase individual licenses for each computer you wish to access the documents. Keep in mind that MMCDA offehttp://www.mmcd.net/forums/fb.ashx?m=30Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:24:21 GMTIT 5.3.5 says Appendix 5 must provide "a complete list... that the tenderer will use." To me this limits the requirement so that only the first level subcontractors need to be listed. (The definition of Subcontractor is clear that they are only the firsthttp://www.mmcd.net/forums/fb.ashx?m=29Tue, 21 Jun 2011 14:26:03 GMTElectronic/Digital copies of the Gold Edition are not available. The first edition available electronically is the Platinum Edition which can be purchased through mmcd.nethttp://www.mmcd.net/forums/fb.ashx?m=28Thu, 16 Jun 2011 10:12:51 GMTRegistering through the website and registering as a MMCDA member are two different things. When you register through the website you create a profile that gives you the ability to order documents online and receive MMCDA newsletters vhttp://www.mmcd.net/forums/fb.ashx?m=27Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:29:46 GMTMMCDA is interested in finding out what documents are most useful to the members. Please select one of the choices.http://www.mmcd.net/forums/fb.ashx?m=26Wed, 15 Jun 2011 12:29:28 GMTThere are several different types of membership available through Master Municipal Construction Documents Association; first you must decide what membership type will best suit your needs. The following are the available types of memhttp://www.mmcd.net/forums/fb.ashx?m=25Mon, 06 Jun 2011 15:47:36 GMTMMCD documents can be ordered by visiting mmcd.net. On the left and side of the website's homepage you will see a large button that says "Order Documents". Click on this button and you will be redirected to a login pagehttp://www.mmcd.net/forums/fb.ashx?m=24Thu, 02 Jun 2011 17:01:36 GMTAbsolutely Not. Failure to accept award usually leads to a call on the Bid Bond. This was the essence of the Ron Engineering case at the Supreme Court of Canada wherein they defined "Contract A" and "Contract B". http://www.mmcd.net/forums/fb.ashx?m=17Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:09:40 GMTThe Quantity Variation Threshold (GC 9.4.1) was established at +/- 15% through consultation with many agencies. This index can easily be varied with a supplementary but it may result in increased costs. http://www.mmcd.net/forums/fb.ashx?m=16Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:07:25 GMTThe Maintenance Period is one year.http://www.mmcd.net/forums/fb.ashx?m=15Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:03:16 GMTSupplementary SGC 24.1.1b removes sub-contractors from the insurance coverage. The use of “wrap-up” insurance not required.http://www.mmcd.net/forums/fb.ashx?m=14Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:02:06 GMTThe Builder's Lien Act requires all liens to be filed within 45 days, and payment released by day 55. http://www.mmcd.net/forums/fb.ashx?m=13Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:58:32 GMTGC 11 deals with Concealed or Unknown Conditions and GC 12 deals with Hazardous Materials. The major difference is that under GC 11, dealing with the condition may be a Change or an Extra Work item depending on the nature of the condition. http://www.mmcd.net/forums/fb.ashx?m=12Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:37:53 GMTWhy does MMCD make a difference between a Change and an Extra Work item since they both need a Change Order? The MMCD provides flexibility for new items which were not contemplated by either the Owner or Contractor. In thhttp://www.mmcd.net/forums/fb.ashx?m=11Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:35:27 GMTThe principle of a Lump Sum contract is to transfer all risk to the Contractor. Often when people ask for a Lump Sum contract, a simplified contract is an acceptable substitute. The MMCD Association has as an upcoming project a simplihttp://www.mmcd.net/forums/fb.ashx?m=10Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:33:40 GMTIn non-MMCD contracts, the Engineer often has decision making powers on claims and disputes. In the MMCD, the Contract Administrator makes the initial decisions, but if a claim or dispute arises, the Contract Administrator only provides information to othttp://www.mmcd.net/forums/fb.ashx?m=9Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:30:16 GMTThere are two ways to get a Referee. First, and most preferable, the two parties can exchange names and agree on a person whose opinion will be valued by both. In this case, the parties negotiate the Referee's fees with the selected candidate. If the parhttp://www.mmcd.net/forums/fb.ashx?m=7Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:11:55 GMTThe Owner owns the risk to start. Transferring it to the Contractor means the Owner pays a risk premium which may be more expensive than carrying the risk over the long term. When the Contractor knows if the risk is limited, the risk allowance can be redhttp://www.mmcd.net/forums/fb.ashx?m=6Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:08:37 GMT