COAA
COAA provides leadership to enable the Alberta heavy industrial construction and industrial maintenance industries to be successful in our drive for safe, effective, timely and productive project execution.
Our Initiatives
Best Practices
We offer free-of-charge Best Practices and information in the areas of safety, construction performance, workforce development and contracting, to help Alberta’s construction industry become safer, more efficient and more productive.
Twice as Safe, Twice as Productive
Twice as Safe, Twice as Productive by 2020 is an initiative that brings together tools and expertise from across the industry to share knowledge and reach the goal of doubling the safety and productivity of Alberta’s construction industry.
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Advanced Work Packaging
Advanced Work Packaging is a project execution methodology with roots in Alberta and grown by COAA. Embraced globally, a question remained on the clear return on investment of AWP implementation.
CII Executive Leadership Program
This intensive nine day program is custom-designed for executive leaders and rising stars in the capital projects industry. Click here for more information
New to the Online Library: Contracting Strategy Best Practice
This Best Practice has been prepared as a guideline for Owners and Contractors (re: their sub Contractors) to facilitate the development of Contracting Strategy for industrial Projects in Alberta. Its purpose is to ensure that Project Owners have comprehensively considered Project specifics (goals/objectives, work environment, scopes of work, Project and contract risk
allocation), weighed the pros and cons in consultation with all of the key Parties and clearly articulated the appropriate Contracting Strategy for the Project.
The planning has begun…
COAA’s 2019 Best Practices Conference – May 7 & 8
Events
2019 COAA Best Practices Conference
Registration is now open for COAA’s 2019 Best Practices Conference on May 7 & 8th.
Join COAA
COAA members are the companies and organizations in the heavy industrial construction industry. Membership has its benefits:
- Network with industry peers
- Contribute to committees and best practices for the industry
- Annual General Meeting and other events and workshops offered through the COAA
- Attend the annual Best Practices Conference
- Access COAA initiatives