SNC-Lavalin and construction: Calgary city councillors question Green Line officials
Global News
The questions came as part of an update to the Calgary city councillors on the executive committee on Tuesday from officials with the Green Line project.
Calgary city councillors had several questions about the procurement process for the Green Line LRT project after concerns from some residents over the involvement of Montreal-based SNC-Lavalin.
The questions came as part of an update to the city’s Executive Committee on Tuesday from officials with the Green Line project.
SNC-Lavalin, as part of a consortium of five other companies called CSIX, was awarded a contract last November to be the delivery partner for the LRT mega-project.
The other companies in the consortium include Aldea Services Inc., Altus Group, Mott MacDonald and Turner & Townsend.
According to project officials, CSIX will be tasked with supporting the builder of the first phase of the LRT line with commercial management, technical support, project controls, and construction management.
The Montreal-based firm announced its involvement in the Green Line in a press release last week, after the city announced the company’s involvement in November.
Ward 13 Coun. Dan McLean said his office has received calls from residents with questions about the procurement process for the project.
“SNC-Lavalin is a very contentious company and so that’s what they were concerned about, how the selection process is done,” McLean told reporters. “To be clear, I share those concerns.”