April 1-2, 2009
Omni Mont-Royal Hotel
1050, Sherbrooke Street  West
Montreal, QC, Canada

Event participants:

Daniel Picotte

In the financial component of this conference, Me Daniel Picotte will discuss "the legal advisor's perspective," addressing the following topics:

• Considerations pertaining to legal structure
• Arranging contracts for the construction and strategic phases of risk sharing
• Arbitration and legal sanction
• Changing practices during the financial crisis

Schedule

April 1, 2009
10:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Under the legal component, Me Lévy Bazinet will discuss "PPP technical requirements and performance specifications versus traditional specifications," addressing the following topics:

• The importance of technical proposals in partnership agreements and their implementation
• The design development review process by the public partner's technical advisors
• The role of independent engineers
• Design and construction dispute resolution

Schedule

April 2, 2009
2:45 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.

RSVP by telephone at 1 877 246-4832 or online at www.canadianinstitute.com

Note that these conferences will be addressed in french only.