Appendix B: Sample of risk allocations

Table 1: Sample of Risk Allocations between Government of Alberta and Contractor 8

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Traditional

P3

GOA

Contractor

GOA

Contractor

Construction Risks

Design interaction with site conditions

Construction interaction with site conditions

Site safety

Construction methodology

Construction costs

Unforeseen site conditions

Labour issues

Material issues

Design errors

Schedule issues

Construction quality issues

Scope changes

Delayed site access

Material inflation

Wage inflation

Not meeting agreed milestone dates

Adverse weather conditions

Labour disputes

Fire during construction

Vandalism/theft/arson during construction

Damage and/or injuries to third party

Damage to work

Damage and/or loss to utilities

Defective materials

Public interface

Workplace health and safety

Insufficient performance bonding

Subcontractor insolvency

Land acquisition

Life cycle management

Stakeholders management

Coordination and approvals through users

Third party objections

Patent infringement

GOA supplied data - accuracy

GOA supplied data - sufficiency

GOA supplied data - interpretation

Utilities hook up/connections

Concept approvals - environmental

Development permits

Building permits

Occupancy permits

Environmental permits

Utilities crossing requirements

Regulatory requirements

Building Code compliance

Land Use approvals

Utilities approvals

Municipal requirements

Environmental Risks - Known

Geotechnical

Contamination

Archaeological

Flood plain analysis

Environmental Risks - Unknown

Geotechnical

Contamination

Archaeological

Flood plain analysis

Technical Risks

Core school design

Modular design and performance

Structure safety

Design quality issues

Material behaviour

Construction process innovation

Construction performance specification risks

Operation performance specification risks

Lack of building system integration

Aggressive schedule

Delayed schedule

Future IT risk

Financial and Economic Risks

Sourcing of capital - construction

Allocation of capital - operations

Cash flow management - construction

Cash flow management - operations

Inflation risks prior to financial close

Exchange rate risks

Base interest rate changes before Agreement signed

Interest rate changes after closure

Inflation on operations, maintenance and renewal

Inflation on construction

Insurance

Change orders

Government withdrawing from P3s

n/a

Demand Risks

Modular additions above original projections

Modular additions (escalation impact)

Growth in student population over design capacity

Changes in school programming

Under-utilized school facilities

Appropriateness of schools

Operations and Maintenance Risks

Changes in legislation

Damage to property

Increased maintenance costs

Performance issues

Change in performance standards

Labour issues

Material issues

Non-availability of facility or portions thereof

Vandalism during O&M period

Fire damage

Flood and other natural disasters

Water, air and/or soil pollution

Labour disputes

School security issues

Unplanned major replacements

Soft maintenance issues

School Board labour relations

Consequential damage due to contractor non-performance

Facility condition risk at 20/25/30 years

Third party damages risk

Liability insurance

Business Risks

Bankruptcy of contractor

Subcontractor default




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8 The project agreement should be consulted for a comprehensive allocation of risks between the parties. The final form of the project agreement is available at <insert URL here>.