AAPPQ protests Quebec’s “lowest bidder” procurement process
The Association des Architectes en pratique privée du Québec (AAPPQ), Quebec’s association of private practice architects, and the Association des firmes de génie-conseil (AFG), Québec, Quebec’s association of engineering consulting firms, want to see Quebecers get the most out of government investments in public infrastructure. “Will it take another Concorde overpass"” asked representatives, who are calling on the Government of Quebec to postpone its proposed amendment to the Regulation respecting certain service contracts of public bodies.
“Do we need another tragedy to remind us that we cannot compromise public and environmental safety when we build infrastructure"” asked AAPQ Executive Director Lyne Parent and AFG President and CEO André Rainville. Over the past week, the two associations have received support from some twenty organizations and individuals who are also calling on Pierre Arcand, the chair of Conseil du trésor and Robert Poëti, Minister for Integrity in Public Procurement and for Information Resources, to reject the new modes of awarding contracts for professional services included in the proposed amendment, which all lead to the selection of the lowest bidders.
The AAPPQ and AFG have each submitted briefs to the government expressing their opposition to clauses in the proposed regulation that would, as of September, allow Ministère des Transports, de la Mobilité durable et de l’Électrification...
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