b'INTEGRATED PROJECT DELIVERYA More COLLABORATIVE APPROACH By Gavin JohnB r e a k i n g n e w g r o u n dB ird Construction is breaking barriers with its latest infrastructure project with a First Nation in Canada. The companys $10.1-w i t h a w a t e r s y s t e mmillion water system upgrade for the Okanagan Indian Band (OKIB) in B.C. is noteworthy not just for its substantial size, but u p g r a d e f o r a F i r s talso for the innovative way the project is being handled. It marks the first time the Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) contract model is being N a t i o n b a s e d o n a nused on a government-funded Indigenous infrastructure project in Canada.I P D c o n t r a c t m o d e l Its the first in Canada, and were excited because the First Nation is an advocate for it and the federal government is so far very happy with it, says Jeff Provost, Indigenous business relations manager for Bird Construction.Funded by Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), the OKIB water project is utilizing IPD, which brings the projects funder (ISC), owner (OKIB), 62A CCAB PUBLICATION2022'