Overview
The Consulting Services agreement template sets out the terms and conditions used when Alberta Infrastructure engages consultants to provide professional and advisory services. The modernized template reflects industry feedback and provides greater clarity on roles, responsibilities and risk.
Template
The Consulting Services agreement template applies to projects when Alberta Infrastructure engages consultants to deliver professional services such as planning, design, technical advice and contract administration.
The template includes updated schedules and provisions that:
- clarify scope, deliverables and standards of care
- support collaboration and early issue resolution
- improve transparency around professional responsibilities and risk
The agreement should be read with the applicable schedules, which form part of the contract.
Resources
To help users understand key concepts and changes in the modernized Consulting Services agreement, the following plain-language resources are available:
This describes the treatment of extraordinary events that make contractual performance impossible.
This explains how the parties are expected to act honestly, reasonably, fairly and collaboratively when administering the agreement.
This explains the agreement’s indemnities, mutual waiver of consequential loss and treatment of professional errors and omissions.
This explains the permitted and non-permitted disclaimers that may accompany reports, designs and other Instruments of Service.
This explains how consultants may use and rely on information supplied by the Province while continuing to exercise professional judgment.
This explains when payments may be withheld, when set-off may apply, and how consultants are notified.