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ARTICLE · 12 NOVEMBER 2024

Adoption du Projet de Loi No 62 : la collaboration au premier plan

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Le secteur des infrastructures publiques au Québec a été récemment confronté à de nombreux enjeux notamment, la baisse d'intérêt d'acteurs de l'industrie envers...

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Le secteur des infrastructures publiques au Québec a été récemment confronté à de nombreux enjeux notamment, la baisse d'intérêt d'acteurs de l'industrie envers les méthodes traditionnelles d'adjudication des contrats. Celle-ci s'explique non seulement par les risques inhérents de ces méthodes auxquels sont confrontés les acteurs de l'industrie, mais également par les effets de l'inflation et de l'approvisionnement sur le marché, qui ont rendu la soumission d'offres compétitives plus difficile. Ainsi, les acteurs de l'industrie réclamaient, de plus en plus, une nouvelle approche collaborative, davantage adaptée aux réalités de l'industrie.

En réponse à ces enjeux, le ministre responsable des Infrastructures, Jonatan Julien, a présenté le 9 mai 2024 à l'Assemblée nationale du Québec, le projet de loi no 62 intitulé « Loi visant principalement à diversifier les stratégies d'acquisition des organismes publics et à leur offrir davantage d'agilité dans la réalisation

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