Vol 56 • Issue 3 • Q3 2018 C O N T E N T S Return Undeliverable Items to: Electrical Contractors Association of Ontario, 10 Carlson Court, Suite 702 Toronto, Ontario M9W 6L2 The Ontario Electrical Contractor is published quarterly for: 10 Carlson Court, Suite 702 Toronto, Ontario M9W 6L2 Tel: (416) 675-3226 Fax: (416) 675-7736 (800) 387-ECAO (3226) ecao@ecao.org www.ecao.org ECAO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE President: Mark Lloyd, T. Lloyd Electric Limited, Hamilton Past President: Dan Lancia, Holaco Installations Limited, Hamilton First Vice-President: Brad Walker, Laframboise Group Ltd., Cornwall Second Vice-President: Ken Crawford, C & M Electrical, Ottawa ETBA Chair: Chris Cimek, E.S Fox Limited, Niagara Treasurer: Doug Dinniwell, Western Mechanical Electrical Millwright Services Ltd., Barrie The Ontario Electrical Contractor is the official publication of the Electrical Contractors Association of Ontario. Its purpose is to provide information and editorial comment on issues that are relevant to the electrical contracting industry. Publisher Robert Thompson Senior Editor Ali Mintenko-Crane Sales Executives Nolan Ackman, Brenda Ezinicki, Mike Manko, Derek de Weerdt Design Specialist Kelli McCutcheon Published by: mediaedgepublishing.com 33 South Station Street North York, ON M9N 2B2 (866) 480-4717 Email: robertt@mediaedge.ca 531 Marion Street Winnipeg, MB R2J 0J9 (866) 201-3096 Fax: (204) 480-4420 www.mediaedgepublishing.com President Kevin Brown Senior Vice-President Robert Thompson Director, Business Development Michael Bell Branch Manager Nancie Privé All rights reserved. The contents of this publication may not be reproduced by any means, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of the association. PUBLICATION MAIL AGREEMENT #40063602 Ontario Electrical Contractor 5 The Ontario Electrical Contractor is printed on 10% post-consumer FSC certified paper using soya based inks. When necessary to mail an issue in an enclosure, we use an environmentally-friendly, 100% oxo-degradable poly-wrap. From the President, Mark Lloyd.....................................................6 From the Executive Director, Graeme Aitken...........................8 ECAO’s 2018 Annual Industry Conference – Building our Community Breaking all the records..............................................................................10 History of Provincial Bargaining Between the ETBA and the IBEW/IBEW-CCO Part One...................................................................................................12 Subcontractors, Surety Bonding, and the new Construction Act....................................................................14 Strategies for Successful Implementation of Pre-Construction Planning................................................... 16 ECAO Members Provide Valuable Input to ESA on Risk-based Oversight .......................................................... 18 Six Failure Points in Software Implementations ...............22 Being Part of a Community Means Getting Involved and Giving Back ..........................................................24 Our Affiliate Partners .................................................................... 26 Teksmed ECAO Member Benefits Expanded New agreement with TeksMed covers members’ office employees in addition to their IBEW employees...............................28 Professional Services Directory ............................................. 30