portance of education: “Edu-
cation seems to be the an-
swer to many things.” This
is evident in the multitude
of courses the VRCA offers.
One of the member concerns
is the challenges caused by
changing procurement meth-
ods. The current shift to PPP
(public-private partnership) is
primarily a concern for gener-
al contractors because many
of them are unable to com-
pete simply because they do
not have the funding to be
involved with not only do-
ing the work but putting up
the money and managing the
project for 30 or 40 years after
that.
“So it’s cutting a lot of our
general contractors out of that
game and they’re trying to
figure out where they fit in
and how they can compete,”
says Robinson.
There are also a number of
foreign companies coming in
that do have the firepower to
take on the aforementioned
projects. While it’s a con-
cern, a lot of foreign compa-
nies are pairing up with local
companies, providing a role
for VRCA members that can
provide local knowledge and
resources.
“Another issue has to do with
the use of non-standard con-
tracts. With foreign players
coming into the BC market,
many of them are bringing
their own contracts which do
not necessarily conform to
the standards and practices
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