Caisse de dépôt delays determining contracts for REM: report

Quebec’s Caisse de dépôt has delayed to an “undetermined date” who will win the contract for its $8-billion electric train, the Journal de Montréal reported Friday.
An announcement on the date had been expected on Friday.
A total of five consortiums are perceived to be in the running for the project and had been anxiously awaiting the tender date from CPDQ Infra, the Caisse’s real estate division.
The delay is expected to raise eyebrows — CD