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Process & compliance · Sheets G-401 to G-415

Rules, process and paperwork

Trench rules, locates, road bans, holdbacks, prompt payment, tendering, bonds and approvals: what the law and the owner require, summarized from the source text.

G-401 Call before you dig One-call centres by province, notice periods, what the paint means and what to do when marks are missing.
G-402 Trench safety & shoring How deep you can dig without protection in every province, and the sloping, shoring and box rules.
G-403 Spring road bans Why thaw closes roads to heavy loads, how Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario set them, and how to plan around them.
G-404 Construction holdbacks The statutory holdback in each province, when it is released, and what it means for cash flow.
G-405 Prompt payment & adjudication The 28-day clock, notices of non-payment, subcontractor timelines and adjudication, province by province.
G-406 Bidding on public tenders Where civil work is advertised, how public tenders are evaluated, and how to put together a compliant bid.
G-407 Bid, performance & payment bonds What each bond covers, when owners ask for them, and bid bond versus agreement to bond.
G-408 The site servicing process From land-use approval to final acceptance: servicing agreements, levies, drawings, construction and warranty.
G-409 Lot grading plans & certificates Rough and final grade, lot-grading plans, surveys and certificates, and why municipalities inspect them.
G-410 Winter construction Cold-weather concreting, frozen-ground excavation, ground thaw, hoarding and what winter adds to cost.
G-411 How roads are built Subgrade, subbase, base and asphalt: the layers of a Canadian road and why frost shapes every one.
G-412 Hiring a civil contractor Scoping the work, getting comparable quotes, checking a contractor and the red flags that predict disputes.
G-413 Civil engineering vs civil construction Who designs, who builds, who stamps and who is responsible, and how the roles fit on a project.
G-414 Erosion & sediment control Silt fence, check dams, blankets and seeding: why ESC goes in first and what it costs.
G-415 Infrastructure funding programs The federal programs that pay for local roads, water and housing-enabling infrastructure, and how the money flows.