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Canada: Ontario Construction
Price, tender, bill and close out an Ontario job: HST, CCDC 2 draws, the 28-day payment clock, holdback, change orders and substantial performance.
A Toronto townhome job under CCDC 2 · 6 videos · 28 min
Play from the start · 01- 01
4:49 · 4 Chapters · Estimate & cost plan
Price a Construction JobEvery bid on a Toronto job comes down to one number: your contract price, in Canadian dollars, with markups and bond, before HST. Price six stacked townhomes and turn their cost into that number. - 02
4:23 · 4 Chapters · Tender & procurement
Tender Work to SubcontractorsThree drywall subtrades priced your townhomes, and one came in more than a fifth lower. In Canada, carry the wrong sub's price in your bid and you may be held to it. - 03
4:57 · 4 Chapters · Build & control
CCDC 2 Monthly Progress DrawOnce a month on a CCDC 2 job you bill the owner for the work in place, and Ontario law makes the owner hold back 10%. Set up the contract, bill a $184,300 draw, and see what stays on your own calendar. - 04
4:35 · 4 Chapters · Build & control
The Construction Payment ClockIn Ontario, an owner has 28 days to pay a proper invoice, and a contract cannot push that back. Start the payment clock on this month's invoice and see every date that matters. - 05
4:45 · 4 Chapters · Build & control
Manage Construction Change OrdersYour crew hits rock the soils report never showed, and the work, the price and the finish date all change. See how CCDC 2 handles it, then record the change order, price it against your estimate and get it approved. - 06
4:48 · 4 Chapters · Handover & closeout
Schedule to Substantial PerformanceOn an Ontario job, the day that matters most for your money is the day the work is substantially performed. Take a townhome project from the schedule to that finish line, and see how it starts the holdback clock.