BAGNALL: Why the city stayed with SNC-Lavalin in LRT extension

When City of Ottawa procurement staff three years ago began evaluating builders for the second stage of the transformative light rail project, they had no idea the time frame would coincide with a political earthquake.
SNC-Lavalin, the Montreal construction and engineering giant that’s been pushing relentlessly for a negotiated settlement to charges it bribed Libyan officials, was all along a strong contender. Not only does SNC-Lavalin hold a 40 per cent interest in Rideau Transit Group, t