SAAQclic scandal erupts over skyrocketing consultant billing rates fueling outrage
Thursday, May 22, 2025, 1:21 pm
An internal review into the SAAQclic project uncovered that external consultants’ hourly rates soared from $82 to $350, accumulating an extra 20,000 billable hours over three years. This jaw-dropping cost escalation has ignited questions about oversight and fiscal responsibility, leaving insiders both shocked and amused.
Des appels d’offres pour embaucher des « ressources stratégiques » pour SAAQclic étaient construits de telle façon que seuls d’anciens collègues du responsable du projet, Karl Malenfant, pouvaient se qualifier.
En deux ans, plus de 31 000 heures ont été facturées à ce nouveau taux, pointe un ex-auditeur interne de la SAAQ.
Même si leurs tâches étaient les mêmes, des consultants externes travaillant sur SAAQclic ont vu leur taux horaire bondir de 82 à 350 $/h. En trois ans à peine, « l’Alliance » menée par les géants SAP et LGS a ainsi facturé à la Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ) 20 000 heures à ce…
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