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CONTENTS SPRING 2026
PUBLISHER: Giovanni Cautillo,
giovanni@ogca.ca
EDITOR: Andrew Sampogna,
andrew@ogca.ca
ADMINISTRATION: Daniela Polsoni,
daniela@ogca.ca
DESIGN & LAYOUT;
COMMUNICATIONS AND ENGAGEMENT:
Grace Hoang, grace@ogca.ca
SALES:
Patricia Abbas, patricia@sitemediagroup.com
647-207-9888
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Ontario General Contractors Association
180 Attwell Drive, Suite 280
Toronto, ON M9W 6A9
Tel: (905) 671-3969
www.ogca.ca
F E AT U R E S
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INNOVATION
11 From General’s Den to GLIP
Building the Next Generation of Construction
Innovation
BY CHRIS GREENE AND TAMANNA LATHER
ADVOCACY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2025/2026
Harold Reinders
John Goffredo
Jean St. Pierre
Jim Blair
Joel Melloul
Ken Maaten
Kyle Bryan
Lewis Cowan
Marty Harris P. Eng.
Massimo Perricone
Monique Buckberger
Paul Kundrat
Randy Stone
Ray Lawrence
Ron Worrall
Shaun Dawson
Establishing the OGCA Education Committee
BY ANGELO COFINI
EXECUTIVE BOARD 2025/2026
CHAIR: Greg Brokenshire
FIRST VICE CHAIR: Alexia MacLeod
SECOND VICE CHAIR: Jean St. Pierre
TREASURER: Daniel Rosati
SECRETARY: John Goffredo
PAST CHAIR: Craig Lesurf
CCA REPRESENTATIVE: Lewis Cowan
Alexia MacLeod
Ali Mohtashami
Allan Youmans
Andréa Richard Rinaldi
Angelo Cofini
Angie Hernandez
Anthony Leonetti
Angelo Cofini
Bart Kanters
Brent Cochrane
Craig Lesurf
Daniel Aquino
Daniel Rosati
Dawn Fletcher
Dean Walker
Greg Brokenshire
EDUCATION
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14 Post Award Realities — Navigating Contract B
Forms, Duty of Good Faith, Duty of Honest Performance,
Notice Requirements
BY LEONARD FINEGOLD AND POONEH SOORESRAFIL
COVER STORY
ENGAGEMENT
16 Building Impact
OGCA’s 15th Construction Symposium Brings Meaningful
Value to Ontario’s ICI Sector
BY ANDREW SAMPOGNA
ADVOCACY
21 OGCA: Giving Voice to General Contractors
BY ANDREW SAMPOGNA
D E PA R T M E N T S
4 CHAIR’S MESSAGE
6 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
ENGAGEMENT
24 An Evening to Honour the Women Building
Our Future
BY ANDREW SAMPOGNA
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