Overview:

The COAA EPCM Contract Committee, consisting of owner, contractor and affiliate members, has developed a standard form EPCM Contract for use in industrial projects in Alberta. Together with the Stipulated Price Contract (2003) and the EPC Contract (2005), the EPCM Contract is freely available to the industry as there is no copyright attached to the COAA contracts.

The COAA Contract Committee's Guiding Principles (2005) were used as a basis for the EPCM Contract Philosophy. This philosophy document provides background and context on the key issues the Committee addressed in preparing the EPCM Contract and is not meant to be an exclusive or exhaustive philosophy of EPCM contracting.

Where possible, and for consistency, definitions used in the earlier Stipulated Price and EPC contracts have been incorporated into the EPCM Contract. The result is a generic and equitable agreement that can serve as a starting point for Owners and Contractors to tailor their own contract. To accommodate a variety of projects, project-specific information is intended to be contained in the Appendices to the EPCM Contract.

The EPCM Contract is intended to serve as a starting point for negotiations and can be modified by the parties with respect to a specific project. It is preferred that changes be made to the EPCM Contract by way of supplementary conditions so that the COAA form remains as a precedent. However, care must be taken in the modification or editing of specific clauses to avoid changing the intent of referring or subsequent clauses.

Please see the EPCM Philosophy Document for a more comprehensive overview.

Download:
To download the model EPCM form and related schedules and appendices, please visit the Contracts Library Page. For more information on any of the COAA Contracts Committee’s activities, please contact coaa.admin@coaa.ab.ca.