CCDC 2-2020 and CCDC Division 01 have been officially released.
OAA members are advised to get copies of CCDC 2-2020 and Divisions 00 and 01 for review. In-house and client-generated Divisions 00 and 01 will need to be updated to include provisions that were in CCDC 2-2008, but have been removed from CCDC 2-2020.
Construction Specifications Canada (CSC) requested that the Canadian Construction Documents Committee (CCDC) assume responsibility for the publishing and future updating of its Division 00 and 01 TEK·AID master specification. CCDC subsequently undertook to revise the CSC master specification to ensure compatibility with other CCDC publications and to reflect industry-wide consensus on current procurement and contracting best practices, with input from Owners and all CCDC constituent organizations.
Unlike the CCDC contracts, the resulting specification divisions are fully editable templates that require editing before they can be used. CSC is focusing on the technical divisions of the specification. The new CCDC revisions have resulted in significant changes to the General Conditions of the contract and, consequently, to the front end of the specifications.
The OAA does not know if, when, or how the developers of commercially available master specs will respond to these changes.
The OAA and the OGCA are again jointly developing recommended supplementary conditions for the new CCDC 2 contract. There will be an announcement once they have been approved.
While it is understandable that clarity is being sought by keeping the contract focused on what is required by moving any process (how) requirements to Division 01, it will require effort from all involved to make the transition. During the transition, practices will need to maintain two versions of their supplementary conditions, front-end specifications, and technical specs to the extent that the technical sections refer back to specific sections in Division 01.
These changes, along with the decoupling of contract milestones such as the start of warranties from lien legislation through the introduction of the concept of “ready-for-takeover,” will require adjustments by all parties, and will also require changes to the specification sections.
CCDC will continue to sell the copyright seals supporting the use of CCDC 2-2008 until the end of 2021. However, use of the new 2020 edition is encouraged, and CCDC will exchange any 2008 seals for their 2020 equivalents through their regular document outlets.
CCDC online training on the new CCDC 2 and Division 01 has been completed. Check the CCDC website for news of any future training sessions.