What Contractors and Executives Should Be Watching

Module 1: Where AI Is Being Used in Construction Right Now

• AI-assisted estimating, takeoffs, and bid preparation
• Project documentation, RFI management, and site reporting
• Client and subcontractor communications
• HR, recruitment, and workforce management tools
• Contract drafting assistance and document review

Module 2: Legal Issues That Arise from AI Use

• Confidentiality and information risk: what happens when project data, drawings, or client information is entered into AI tools?
• Contract exposure: do your subcontract and vendor agreements address AI use? What about SaaS terms?
• Employment considerations: AI-generated performance assessments, monitoring, and HR decisions
• Ownership and liability for AI-generated work product: who reviews it, and who is responsible for errors?

Module 2: Legal Issues That Arise from AI Use

• Questions owners and executives should ask before adopting AI tools
• Workplace policies to have in place before employees use AI in project-facing or client-facing work
• What should not be automated without human review — and why

Module 4: What's Coming

• Regulatory developments in Canada affecting AI use in business
• Insurance and bonding considerations as AI becomes embedded in operations
• How public-sector procurement and construction contracts are beginning to address AI

Participants leave with a practical checklist to bring back to their own operations.