Advocacy

Budget 2023

MHCA called for Winnipeg City Council’s support for strategic investment in our transportation and core infrastructure, as a means of growing the economy.

• MHCA Council presentation
• MHCA EPC presentation
• MHCA Public Works presentation

Budget 2022

• Winnipeg City Council approved the 2022 Operating and Capital Budget on December 15, 2021. Click here to read the Heavy News article.
• MHCA’s submissions 2022 Winnipeg Operating and Capital Budget
  • City Council – view PDF
  • IRPW – view PDF

Economy is Job #1 for government, business leaders

• MHCA President Chris Lorenc delivered an address at the April 7 Civic Leaders Dinner, calling on the political and business leaders to make growing the economy their No. 1 priority. Click here to read the Heavy News article and here to read the full text.

Civic election 2022: Mayoral Candidates forum

Growing Winnipeg’s economy – Job #1 Wednesday, October 5, 2022

Municipal election campaign

Civic priorities for the municipal election campaign – view pdf

Fuel cost adjustment

Winnipeg Public Works department is adding a fuel cost adjustment clause as an addendum to road construction contracts, excepting any element of water and waste work in those contracts.

Click here to see an example of such an addendum.

Also:

• Water & Waste has decided against including such a clause in its contracts. The MHCA continues to press senior City administrators to change that decision
• Fuel price adjustment clause for bid-hourly work (such as snow clearing) has been revised and a template can be seen here.

To read the details of the Public Works fuel adjustment clause, click here.

Industry seeks fuel price adjustment clause with City of Winnipeg

• The MHCA has sent the City of Winnipeg its suggestions on adjusting street renewal construction project contracts, recognizing bids were submitted on tenders from December on could not have contemplated fuel prices now in effect. Click here to read more

Streets and Water

• Time for a new, fair deal on infrastructure by Chris Lorenc
  •  Winnipeg Free Press, Friday, May 6, 2021 – read article

City of Winnipeg Specifications & use of Recycled Concrete Aggregate

• Winnipeg Public Works has issued a series of current revisions and future updates to roadbuilding specifications, including for base and sub-base aggregates, concrete, asphalt and surface works. Click here to see the department’s summary presentation.
• Presentation to IRPW Feb. 8, 2022 – view PDF
• Shvarzman report – view PDF
• Base Specifications Working Group – view PDF
• RCA Public Policy Presentation to IRPW Sept 16, 2020 – view PDF

Social procurement

• Winnipeg City Council’s Executive Policy Committee unanimously approved the new Social Procurement Action Plan. MHCA worked with Winnipeg Construction Association to see the plan recognize industry’s record in training and employing individuals from the equity target groups in heavy construction, and to ensure it respect the need for open, fair and transparent tendering. Click here to read MHCA and WCA’s letter of endorsement to the EPC.
  • Click here to read the plan.
• The MHCA is contributing to the framing of a new City of Winnipeg social procurement policy and action plan. In February, 2022, City Council, in absence of an action plan, approved social procurement requirements as part of the North End Water Pollution Control Centre project.
  • Report – Standing Policy Committee on Water and Waste, Riverbank Management and
    the Environment – February 2, 2022 – view PDF
  • Winnipeg approves bid requirements for targeted groups on water pollution centre – view story