Chair: Vacant      
Vice-Chair: Raziq Dhanani 2025 - 2027 Term AECOM raziq.dhanani@aecom.com
Past Chair:  Paul Seal 2025 - 2027 Term McElhanney Ltd. PSeal@McElhanney.com
CEA Board Rep: Arlen Babcock 2025 - 2026 Term CIMA Canada Inc.  arlen.babcock@cima.ca

 

Mandate

The Municipal Liaison Committee’s mandate is to liaise and support groups and organizations that represent the interests of municipalities, within CEA and externally.

The objective is to provide productive two-way communication between CEA and municipal sectors to clearly understand client expectations, be accepted as trusted advisors, educate, advance the use of Qualifications Based Selection (QBS) and increase business opportunities. 

 

Meetings 

Note: Information given below is subject to change, please contact Lisa Krewda  lkrewda@cea.ca  for latest information.

 

2025 - 2026

Date Time  Location
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 8:30 am - 10:00 am  Teams Meeting
Wednesday, November 19, 2025 8:30 am - 10:00 am   Teams Meeting
Wednesday, January 14, 2026 8:30 am - 10:00 am    Teams Meeting
Wednesday, March 4, 2026 8:30 am - 10:00 am    Teams  Meeting
Wednesday, May 20, 2026 8:30 am - 10:00 am  Teams Meeting

 

Documents 

Value through Engagement

Guidelines for Municipalities - Selecting Your Professional Services Team

Quick Summary - Best Practice for Procurement of Consulting Engineering Services

Please use this fillable form - Appendix A Forms

Qualifications Based Selection - Resource Documents

 

Events

Date Event
November 12 - 14, 2025 Alberta Municipalities Convention and Trade Show, Calgary 
November 17 - 20, 2025 Rural Municipalities of Alberta Fall 2025, Edmonton    
March 16 - 18, 2026 Rural Municipalities of Alberta Spring 2026, Edmonton