While amounts owing of may represent a substantial sum to many contractors, Applicants are cautioned that ARCANA (AB) construction adjudication services are not free.  Appointment and adjudicator fees begin at almost $3000, and are often initially borne by the Applicant.  Please refer to our Fee schedule (link) for more information

The Adjudicator may or may not allocate the cost of the adjudication in any one party’s favour.  For those collecting on an Adjudicator’s order, ARCANA (AB) does not provide enforcement services when debts remain unpaid, potentially incurring more cost to those owed money.  ARCANA (AB) wants such Applicants to be fully aware of ALL their resolution options:

1) Prompt Payment Construction Adjudication with ARCANA (AB) as detailed in these webpages;

2) Civil Claims Mediation or Litigation, with or without legal representation, for sums up to $100,000.  There are additional details regarding this option that you can access from this ARCANA (AB) webpage.  Application fees are very low, and Applicants are strongly encouraged to request the FREE mediation option which can achieve resolution faster without added expense; and

3) Register a Lien.  ARCANA (AB) does not provide advice or guidance on this option, but note that liens must be registered within 60 days. Registering a lien does not preclude, supercede, or interrupt an ARCANA adjudication process. In fact, the concluded adjudication may well resolve the issue(s) that give rise to lien.