A Construction Management Plan (CMP) is a technical plan/report that shows construction and demolition works for a proposed development and how it will be managed. The plan/report should include all pertinent details on how various aspects of the construction project will be handled.
Any construction directly adjacent to municipal property or municipal property that can be accessed by the public (excluding single-family dwellings) shall be protected with covered scaffolding and shall have adequately illuminated scaffolding and be sealed by a Professional Engineer for structural stability and lighting adequacy.
The City of Hamilton requires applicants to submit a comprehensive CMP report which will summarize and explain the methods and details of the CMP. The comprehensive CMP consists of three categories:
- Construction Details - Encroachments, storage and loading areas, shoring, tiebacks, piles, hoarding and safety fencing, aerial/crane encroachments, dust control plan, pre-construction condition surveys, noise and vibration study, ground settlement study, geotechnical/hydrogeological reports, dewatering, etc.
- Traffic Management - Truck routes, detour plans, site access, parking management plan for workers, signs and safety measures, temporary lane/sidewalk closures, Traffic Management Site Plan, etc.
- Public Communication - Project emergency contact info, project website, communication strategy with local residents/businesses, transit impacts, project working hours, construction schedule, communication plan with Ward Councillor, full/partial road closure, etc.
Who prepares the Construction Management Plan (CMP)?
A CMP should be prepared by a qualified Civil Engineer or Architect with the input of the desired project contractor and structural/shoring engineer. Technical reports/drawings contained in the Comprehensive CMP must be stamped, dated, and signed by a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.).
Why is it required?
A CMP and accompanying report is required to ensure that construction, demolition and excavation sites do not adversely affect existing infrastructure, public health, safety, amenity, traffic or the environment in the surrounding area.
When is this required?
A CMP may be required in support of these development application types: Draft Plan of Subdivision or Site Plan Control.
How to prepare it?
The CMP must provide sufficient information to allow for the necessary review and acceptance of the proposed construction staging schemes in principle and should address, but not limited to:
- Shoring, Tiebacks and Pile Construction
- Crane location and swing radius
- De-watering Requirements
- Noise and Vibration Requirements
- Storage and Loading Areas
- Worker Parking
- Truck Staging and Haul Routes
- Hoarding, Scaffolding, and Safety Fencing
- Encroachments
- Dust Control
- Traffic Management
The comprehensive report shall also summarize the following items listed above (i.e. methods and details of the plan) and include the development proposal, the anticipated construction start date and the estimated construction process duration.
Other Permit Requirements
The CMP is submitted to the City of Hamilton for review. As such, the Proponent is responsible for obtaining and submitting the necessary documentation. Some of those documents may include, but not limited to:
- Pre-construction CCTV inspections for existing municipal sewers adjacent to the subject site
- Copies of signed consent from adjacent private landowners to allow for shoring/construction encroachments where proposed
- Vibration Analysis and Noise Studies
- Geotechnical/Hydrogeological Reports
- Temporary Sewer Discharge Permit (Sewer Use By-law Requirements)
- Traffic Management Site Plan
- Public Communication Plan
- Encroachment Management Plan
- Shoring Plans
- Approval of Tree Protection Plan (by City Planner)
- Designs for hoarding/walkthrough hoarding and lighting within the municipal right-of- way (ROW) prepared by a P.Eng. The Developer’s consultant is to have their inspector on-site to prepare a monthly inspection report of the walkthrough hoarding and lighting located within the ROW for submission to the City’s Construction Section to confirm that the conditions on-site are in accordance with the approved design.
Scope Verification
The applicant is encouraged to discuss the need and scope with City staff prior to preparing the plan.
What other resources are available?
If an Encroachment Agreement is required, the applicant is to contact the Corridor Management Division of the Public Works Department at email encroachment@hamilton.ca (no applications for encroachment agreements until conditional site plan approval has been obtained but prior to issuance of any building permit.)
- For approval of temporary construction dewatering outlet and peak flow rate to City sewer, email sewerusebylaw@hamilton.ca
- Greater Golden Horseshoe Area Conservation Authorities – Ontario Ministry of Transportation – Ontario Traffic Manual, Book 7, Temporary Conditions (2022)
- Erosion & Sediment Control Guidelines for Urban Construction (December 2006)
- City of Hamilton – Hamilton Truck Route Master Plan (June 2022)