Montréal : faites travailler vos ingénieurs !
AI Article Summary
Engineers in the City of Montreal are frustrated by increasing outsourcing to engineering firms, citing reduced quality and rising costs. They believe the city could save millions by utilizing their internal expertise. Colin Pratte from IRIS analyzed the issue, highlighting unjustified increases in professional fees. The engineers seek a more direct role in infrastructure projects to better control costs and quality.
What This Means for Canadian Contractors
For Quebec builders, this means that optimizing the use of municipal engineers could reduce construction costs and enhance infrastructure project quality. By relying less on outsourcing, companies could also simplify procedures and meet schedules more efficiently. This project demonstrates how better internal resource management can yield significant cost and timeline benefits for municipal projects.