MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR Last year, Chairman David Bannister’s remark spoke about perpetuating the life cycle of Consulting Engineers of Ontario. He said that continuous efforts to pursue the value that CEO provides to our members and to the consumers of engineering services is critical for the association’s sustainability. This year, I hope to touch on some of the activities CEO has achieved for our members and our industry partners. We continued to advocate vocally for our members. Last fall, CEO held the inaugural Queen’s Park Day, an event where board members and staff met with the key provincial ministers and their staff, and opposition critics to communicate our messages and build on those vital relationships with government. This day at Queen’s Park was a crucial opportunity to discuss issues relevant to our members, including proper planning of infrastructure investment, contract language and undertakings of public infrastructure projects. Bruce Potter, P. Eng. Chair, Board of Directors In addition, through our liaison committees, CEO worked closely with senior bureaucrats regularly throughout the year. We have been active in shaping the provincial legislation, Bill 6 Infrastructure for Jobs and Prosperity Act last year, and the current work on the Construction Lien Act. Needless to say, CEO is becoming the primary contact for government for consulting engineering issues. Our Business Risk Committee has what seems to be a never-ending task of dealing with procurement issues. Procurement practices and increasing indemnification demands continued to challenge CEO. We need to have the flexibility to respond to individual concerns. We will continue to work hard to address the often harsh terms demanded by the province’s largest public clients. The success of CEO’s future heavily depends on the engagement of our members. It is CEO’s intent to direct more resources towards ensuring that our members recognize the importance of providing not just their financial resources but equally important their talented staff and their time to our association. 4 2015-2016 CEO ANNUAL REPORT
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