MESSAGE FROM THE CEO I’m proud to say CEO continued to raise our voice for positive change. We kept on promoting a sustainable business environment for our member firms, working with government, clients and other stakeholders. Our partners and clients value CEO’s knowledge and expertise. We’re perceived as a reliable solution provider. Such a strong and respected industry presence is instrumental for making positive changes that require hard work, and mutual trust and respect. As a result, CEO was able to build momentum as we concluded the final year of our strategic planning cycle. Here are a few highlights from the last year. Barry Steinberg, M.A.Sc., C.E.T., P.Eng. Chief Executive Officer The depth and breadth of our client relation work grew substantially this past year. We published the Conflict of Interest Guidelines for Consulting Engineering Services in Ontario to help the CEO member firms and public clients make informed decisions when confronted with potential conflict of interest or unfair advantage (COI/UA) situations. The COI guidelines have been distributed to not only our members but also to Members of Provincial Parliament, ministries, Infrastructure Ontario, municipalities and industry associations. The guideline will help both clients and engineers resolve COI/UA in a timely manner and reduce significant costs burdening public sector clients. After completing the revision of the MEA-CEO Standard Agreement for Engineering Services, the MEA Liaison Committee Task Force, supported by CEO’s Business Risk Committee, is now working towards establishing a joint copyright of the document. At the same time, CEO will continue to promote this agreement so that Ontario’s 444 municipalities can use the standard agreement for any infrastructure project. The execution of the marketing plan is well underway and our efforts will continue over the next strategic plan cycle. 2015 was a year of a tremendous progress in moving forward with our government relations activities. On October 5th, CEO held the inaugural Queen’s Park Day. Fifteen volunteer and senior staff representatives met with Members of Provincial Parliament, senior 6 2015-2016 CEO ANNUAL REPORT
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