Last updated: July 2026. Please read these terms carefully before using our estimator or submitting a project request.
By using DCL's self-serve estimator, requesting a quote, or making a payment, you agree to be bound by the DCL™ Residential Construction Agreement v4.1, which is available in full on the Service Agreement page. These Terms of Service are a summary only; the full agreement governs in case of any conflict. If you do not agree, do not use this service.
Estimates are approximate. A bid or proposal becomes a fixed price once it is set out in a signed Schedule A or an accepted estimate that states it serves as Schedule A. Where the price is described as an estimate, DCL will not charge more than ten percent (10%) above it unless the scope, materials or site conditions change and are confirmed in a written Change Order signed or confirmed by both parties before the work starts.
DCL requires a deposit of forty percent (40%) of the Contract Price when Schedule A is signed. The deposit is credited toward the Contract Price. Where materials, products, fixtures or allowances make up more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the Contract Price, DCL may require a larger deposit, up to a maximum of sixty percent (60%) of the Contract Price, itemized in Schedule A before signing. Custom or special-order items that a supplier requires to be paid in full in advance require the Client's written agreement.
Progress payments are due as set out in Schedule A. Where the project is interrupted, delayed, phased or divided at the Client's request or because of the Client, other trades or site conditions, DCL may invoice for the work completed and materials supplied to date. Progress invoices are due within seven (7) days of the invoice date, and in any event never more than twenty-eight (28) days after the invoice. The balance is due on the Completion Date, subject only to the holdbacks permitted by law.
Payments may be made by the methods listed in the agreement. Any card or processing fee is disclosed before payment. An amount not paid when due bears simple interest from the day after the due date until paid at the yearly rate stated in the agreement. Interest accrues daily on the overdue principal only and is never compounded.
If this Agreement was negotiated or signed in person at your home or anywhere other than DCL's business premises, you may cancel it for any reason within ten (10) days after receiving a written copy. DCL will refund every payment within fifteen (15) days after the notice of cancellation is given, keeping only the reasonable compensation the Consumer Protection Act, 2002 allows.
After the 10-day period, you may cancel by written notice to the notice address in the agreement. DCL may keep from the deposit only its reasonable, documented costs caused by the cancellation, such as estimating, administration and scheduling time, crew commitments that cannot be reassigned, and materials that cannot be returned. The cost recovery is limited to the stage reached when the notice is received: up to fifteen percent (15%) of the Contract Price before Schedule Confirmation; up to thirty percent (30%) after Schedule Confirmation but before the Material Order; and up to forty percent (40%) after the Material Order, plus the cost of any materials that were specially ordered, custom-made or tinted and cannot be returned. If cancellation is within seventy-two (72) hours before the scheduled start or after work begins, documented costs up to the Stage 3 limit plus payment for work performed and materials supplied to date may apply.
Any part of the deposit DCL is not entitled to keep will be refunded within thirty (30) days after DCL receives the notice of cancellation. DCL will provide a written list of the costs it kept on request.
Nothing in these terms takes away any right or remedy you have under the Consumer Protection Act, 2002 (Ontario), or any other right that the law does not allow to be given up by contract. Where a term of these terms conflicts with such a law, the law governs and the term applies only as far as the law allows.
These terms are governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada. Any disputes shall be resolved in the courts of Ontario.
For questions regarding these terms, contact us at Sales@dominioncontractingltd.ca.