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CEBC members choose to bid on projects only to discover that clients
make demands that are not in the best interest of the consulting engineering
industry. Once aware of these, CEBC members can take a unified approach
to strengthen our position on contract language and selection criteria.
Watch
this section to learn from your colleagues and competitors within
the CEBC membership, of such demands. The CEBC Executive Committee
and Board will develop position statements on many of these, and
post them here. “Newsflash” items will appear here as
well as in your Inbox.
To
keep this section current, be sure to let the CEBC Secretariat know
of any terms you want your colleagues to also know about. This section
will also include current and archived media releases.
News
Flash
April 3, 2007
MODERNIZATION STRATEGY UPDATE
The provincial government is changing BC's building safety regulatory system. The Modernization Strategy requests feedback from system participants on where this regulatory system is today and where it should be in the future to more effectively respond to your changing needs.
Since these changes will affect the business practices of many CEBC members, we ask you to take a few moments to read the update at www.cebc.org/files/ModernizationStrategy07.pdf
A great opportunity to provide direct feedback will be available to members attending CEBC's Government Relations Day, May 15th in Victoria. CEBC has arranged a 10:00 a.m. meeting with representatives of the Modernization Project at the Hotel Grand Pacific. Please contact the CEBC for more details.
April 2, 2007
CEBC POSITION ON SECURITY REQUIREMENTS IN RFPS
It has recently come to the attention of the CEBC that certain requests for proposals have contained requirements for both proposal and project security, in the form of a letter of credit or certified cheque.
CEBC holds the position that financial securities are not appropriate for an engineering proposal or the provision of engineering services.
CEBC strongly urges our members to reject these requirements.
August. 11, 2005
CEBC POLICY ON THE USE OF SALARY MULTIPLIERS TO DETERMINE
FEES (see
case-in-point)
Traditionally, some clients and consultants have determined hourly
rates for engineering and technical services based on salary multipliers.
Recent changes to provincial legislation in the form of the Personal
Information Protection Act have impacted on this method of price determination.
Accordingly, at its meeting of April 27, 2005 the Board of Directors
of CEBC endorsed the following policy on the use of salary multipliers:
"The requirements of the Personal Information Protection Act
prevent employers in British Columbia from disclosing personal information
of employees. This precludes members of CEBC from disclosing information
regarding remuneration of Principals and employees. Accordingly, CEBC
recommends that members decline to release such information to clients
and prospective clients when fee quotations based on salary multipliers
are requested. CEBC further recommends that consulting services not
be priced on the basis of salary multipliers. This practice is contrary
to the principles of Qualification Based Selection and value-based
pricing.
When clients request proposals for services based on salary multipliers,
members are encouraged to respond by proposing another form of pricing
and to refer these requests to the CEBC Secretariat, who will take
action to inform the client of CEBC's policy and recommendations in
this regard."
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