Mr. Nicolas Gagnon, a partner in Lavery’s Construction and Surety Law team, acted as speaker at the Advanced Conference on the management of claims and litigation in the construction industry that was organized by the Canadian Institute and held in Montreal on April 2-3, 2014.
The presentation in which Mr. Gagnon took part was entitled “Mise au point sur les appels d’offres : jurisprudence récente, mise à jour législative et meilleures pratiques”. The subject matters discussed by the speakers included the preparation of requests for proposals (RFPs) in the light of recent case law, the elements of content that should be part of every RFP in order to counter collusion, good ethical practices and the impact of the Charbonneau Commission on the claims process.