Construction contract templates

Specifications

The following are standard specifications for highway, bridge, and water construction projects that are referenced in tenders and form a portion of the contract.

General specifications

• General Specifications and Specification Amendments for Highway and Bridge Construction: Edition 16, 2019
• General Specifications, Specification Amendments, and Supplemental Specifications for Highway and Bridge Construction: Edition 15, 2013
• General Specifications, Specification Amendments, and Supplemental Specifications for Highway and Bridge Construction: Edition 14, 2010

Standard specifications

• Standard Specifications for Highway Construction: Edition 16, 2019
• Standard Specifications for Highway Construction: Edition 15, 2013
• Standard Specifications for Highway Construction: Edition 14, 2010
• Standard Specifications for Bridge Construction: Edition 17, 2020
• Standard Specifications for Bridge Construction: Edition 16, 2017
• Standard Specifications for Bridge Construction: Edition 15, 2013

Agreement

At the conclusion of the tendering process, we will prepare an agreement from portions of the above information and the following additional documents:

• Contract Forms (2022 General Specification) (PDF, 557 KB)
• Labour and Material Payment Bond (PDF, 238 KB)
• Performance Bond (PDF, 237 KB)
• Liability Insurance Certificate (PDF, 411 KB)
• Property Insurance Certificate (PDF, 425 KB)

Templates and forms

Construction

Construction, maintenance and non-engineering work valued at less than $50,000:

• Service Contract – Construction Maintenance (PDF, 43 KB)

For all other construction-related work, see Tender document templates, provisions and specification amendments.

Bond

Bond templates required as part of the construction contract:

• Labour and Material Payment Bond (PDF, 238 KB)
• Performance Bond (PDF, 237 KB)

Third party claims

Information on third party claims:

• 3rd Party Contractor or Supplier Claims (PDF, 112 KB)
• Notice of Public Works Act Claim form (DOCX, 64 KB)

Holdback

Information for prime contractors:

• Release of Holdback (PDF, 103 KB)
• Statutory Declaration form (PDF, 50 KB)

Contractor performance management

The Contractor Performance Management (CPM) Program supports the strategic goal of protecting vital public services by ensuring the delivery of quality transportation projects on time, on budget and within scope. The CPM Program supports fiscal responsibility and stewardship of Alberta’s public finances. CPM is a fundamental contract management best practice that tracks and assesses the performance of contractors with respect to construction contracts.

Alberta Transportation is informally launching (soft launching) the CPM program on construction contracts in 2022. We will review and incorporate feedback into the program later in the year once the program has been soft launched and department staff and contractors have had the opportunity to trial the program on actual projects.

• Contractor Performance Management Program – Draft (PDF, 352 KB)
• Contractor Performance Management (CPM) Program (PDF, 189 KB)
• Construction Contractor Performance Evaluation (PDF, 229 KB)

Contact Arif Khan with questions and feedback on the program.

Dispute resolution

For contracts tendered in 2020 and onwards, the dispute resolution process is outlined in Specification Amendment to the General Specifications (PDF, 61 KB).

For contracts tendered prior to 2020, see the Dispute resolution process for Government of Alberta construction contracts.

Always refer to your contract documents to determine what applies to your specific contract.