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Look at just about any major construction project in Atlantic Canada and you’ll find McInnes Cooper on the job. We act for owners, consultants and contractors in all aspects of private and public construction projects including:

 

  • Contract negotiation
  • Contract administration
  • Dispute resolution
  • Financing structure and evaluation
  • Project structure
  • Public-private partnership arrangements
  • Risk assessment and avoidance
  • Tender preparation and evaluation

 

Our team is active in projects of all size and scope, and we take an active role in the industry. Many of our construction lawyers are also professional engineers. We hold an annual construction law seminar, prepare regular newsletters, are involved in local and national construction organizations, and participate in local, regional and national conferences and seminars.

 

Click here for our Construction Lien Chart

 

Legal Alert: NS to Allow Early Release of Holdback
May  8, 2013

<p align="left"><span style="font-size: small">On May 6, 2013, the NS Government presented Bill 81 for first reading in the Legislature. If enacted, Bill 81 would amend the NS <i>Builders’ Lien Act</i> to allow owners to release subcontractor’s holdbacks early – with benefits to owners, general contractors and subcontractors:</span></p> <p align="left"><span style="font-size: small"> </span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size: small"><b>Owners.</b> 

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Doing Business in Quebec?
February  5, 2013

<p>As of January 15, 2013, a business that wants to enter into a contract, directly or by subcontract, with a Quebec “public body” (including provincial Crown corporations, cities, towns, municipalities, healthcare system, education system, provincial ministries and public bodies) must comply with the Quebec <em>Integrity in Public Contracts Act</em>.  In this first phase, the <em>Act</em>

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NB’s New Limitation Periods Effective May 1, 2012
April 27, 2012

<table style="width: 556px;border: #000000 0px solid" border="0" cellpadding="2"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align: left"> <p>Effective May 1, 2012, New Brunswick’s new limitation of actions legislation will take full effect, with a significant impact on any parties engaged in litigation in New Brunswick.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Parties with existing or potential claims should review the changes under the new

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RFP or Tender: Supreme Court of Canada makes it difficult to determine the difference
December  6, 2011

The difference between a tender and a request for proposals (“RFP”) is important to both bidders and owners. Each party needs to know whether the terms of the construction contract are set in stone or subject to negotiation, because the request and the response will be much different if negotiation is permitted subsequent to the

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Changes to Public Procurement – Nova Scotia’s New Public Procurement Act
September  6, 2011

On June 1, 2011, several provisions of the new Nova Scotia Public Procurement Act (the “Act”) came in to force to change the way public sector entities procure goods, services, construction, and facilities. Along with government departments, school boards, health authorities, housing authorities and crown corporations, the Act applies to municipalities, and certain post secondary

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