ACEC-BC’s Business Practice Committee committee has developed a paper to support members in better understanding Claims Against Individuals.
In the event of a loss, courts in British Columbia and other provinces have held that individual employees of a consulting engineering firm may be personally liable…
Procurement has long been used as a lever to accelerate adoption and delivery of social policies. Similar to the qualification of a supplier’s sustainable business practices, which is now commonplace, owners are now looking to procurement to reinforce…
The ACEC-BC Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee presents: Advancing Gender Equity in the Industry: Translating Thought into Action. In December 2024, ACEC-BC hosted a Leadership Workshop on Advancing Gender Equity…
ACEC-BC’s Business Practice Committee committee has developed a paper to support members in better understanding Standard Form Agreements.
Standard Form Agreements are contracts available for use by consultants and their clients that are considered…
ACEC-BC is pleased to release this position paper, supporting members and their clients to understand and manage the evolving standard of care with respect to climate resilience and adaptation.
The ACEC-BC Sustainability and Climate Change Committee are pleased to release this guide, supporting our members and their clients to integrate climate change…
Jointly developed by the ACEC-BC Small Firms Council and Business Practices Committees, this paper supports members to fulfil commitments under the ACEC-BC Charter of Membership.
The 2025 ACEC-BC Consulting Engineers Fee Guideline has officially arrived!
For more than 20-years ACEC-BC has produced a comprehensive fee guideline to support firms practicing consulting…
The ACEC-BC Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee is pleased to release its latest resource: Get Started Guide: Indigenous Relations Action Plan!
We are excited to release our latest resource: Guidance for Diversity on Panels & Speaker Rosters – a guide for planning ACEC-BC events with speaker rosters representative of the diversity we strive for in our industry.
ACEC-BC’s Business Practice Committee committee has developed a paper to support members in better understanding Indemnities.
An indemnity clause is a contractual provision that can operate to extend a consultant’s liability beyond the scope…
For more than 20-years ACEC-BC has produced a comprehensive fee guideline to support firms practicing consulting engineering in BC and BC based clients in determining appropriate minimum fees for services.
Recently the BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MoTI) announced that “to support the increased use of lower-carbon cement in British Columbia, we will now accept the use of Portland Limestone Cement (PLC), aka GUL…
The ACEC-BC Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee has developed a land acknowledgement guide to support individuals and organizations – providing guidance…
This paper outlines principles supporting the position that limiting liability in professional consulting contracts is in the public interest and supports fair and balanced contracts….
ACEC-BC members are energized when we collaborate, when our work is innovative, when we invest in our community, and when our words and actions are inclusive. This bulletin is intended to provide foundational information on EDI in procurement to support dialogue between member firms and their clients.
RAIC Doc 6 is a standard form agreement common in architectural assignments and is often used as a basis for sub-consultant engineering service agreements with Terms and Conditions that flow down…
In April 2021, Engineers and Geoscientists BC (EGBC) published a Quality Management Guide to the Standard for Documented Independent Review of High-Risk Professional Activities or Work. The guide was developed based on outcomes…
The ACEC-BC Business Practice Committee is excited to release an updated version the ACEC-BC Position Paper on Limitation of Liability! What is the Position Paper on Limitation of Liability? Limitation of liability clauses are included in agreements between a client...
ACEC-BC member firms have identified that labour shortages and increasing competition for top talent as a significant concern. In response to these challenges…
The 2023 ACEC-BC Consulting Engineers Fee Guideline is now available! Since 1976, the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies British Columbia (ACEC-BC) has been the voice of consulting engineering companies in BC. Our purpose is to advance the business...
ACEC-BC’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion committee has developed two resources to support members in better understanding allyship. Allyship is the practice of…
The ACEC-BC Building Engineering Committee are pleased to provide this update the 2009 Budget Guidelines for Consulting Engineering Services – Buildings…
The 2022 ACEC-BC Consulting Engineers Fee Guideline is now available! Since 1976, the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies British Columbia (ACEC-BC) has been the voice of consulting engineering companies in BC. Our purpose is to advance the business...
Culture Change and EDI as We Head Back To New-NormalMarcie Cochrane, P.Eng, MBAProject Leader, ACEC-BCEighteen months into the COVID-19 pandemic, as workplaces begin to reopen, organizations are seeing an opportunity for a culture reset. For many, this includes...
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