www.orba.org | Road Builder 5 Road Builder is published quarterly for: The Ontario Road Builders’ Association 365 Brunel Road, Unit 1 Mississauga, ON L4Z 1Z5 Tel: (905) 507-1107 Fax: (905) 890-8122 www.orba.org Publisher Robert Thompson Editor Ali Mintenko-Crane Sales Executives Gary Fustey, Pat Johnston, Mike Manko, Jack Smith, David Tetlock Senior Design Specialist Krista Zimmermann Design Specialist Kelli McCutcheon Published by: mediaedgepublishing.com 33 South Station Street North York, ON Canada M9N 2B2 Toll Free: (866) 480-4717 robertt@mediaedge.ca 531 Marion Street Winnipeg, MB Canada R2J 0J9 Toll Free: (866) 201-3096 Fax: (204) 480-4420 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 #40787580 Return Undeliverable Items To: The Ontario Road Builders’Association 365 Brunel Road, Unit 1 Mississauga, ON L4Z 1Z5 TABLE OF CONTENTS COLUMNS Message from the Chief Operating Officer ..............................6 Around Queen’s Park ................................................................10 FEATURE Gaining Purchase Assisting with today’s complex tendering proposals part of ORBA’s mandate ...........................................................20 Times Change Bill 148 shakes up more than minimum wage .......................28 DEPARTMENTS Education ....................................................................................14 Committee Spotlight ..................................................................26 ORBA Corner ..............................................................................34 Professional Services Directory.................................................41 The quarterly publication of Ontario Road Builders’ Association WINTER 2017 RoadBuilder 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.