Commission Gallant | Le coût réel de SAAQclic sous-joué auprès du gouvernement / La Presse
Thursday, June 5, 2025, 1:21 pm
Investigations into the SAAQclic project have revealed that cost estimates were potentially underestimated—possibly by as much as double—raising serious questions about oversight and contract management. Allegations include conflicts of interest, with a former SAAQ adviser reportedly working for the contractor, intensifying calls for accountability within public procurement.
De manière exceptionnelle, il enquête sur de «possibles actes répréhensibles».
La haute direction de la SAAQ estimait que le contrat pour SAAQclic pourrait coûter jusqu’à deux fois plus cher que ce qu’elle a prétendu auprès du gouvernement en 2015 afin d’obtenir des allègements réglementaires pour lancer l’appel d’offres du projet.
«Passée entre les craques», Louise Savoie a travaillé sur le même projet malgré une clause qui l’en empêchait.
En tant que « téléspectatrice exaspérée » des travaux de la commission Gallant, la ministre des Transports, Geneviève Guilbault, estime qu’il y a « encore trop d’indolence » à la SAAQ où elle appelle à « faire un ménage ».
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