Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Mr. Beaulieu, I want to thank you for being here with us today.
You heard the chairman say that we needed to hear testimony from people at SNC-Lavalin and Public Works and Government Services Canada. Now, my questions deal with the management of contracts by SNC-Lavalin, and I would really like to talk to the Public Works and Government Services Canada officials who manage the real property maintenance contracts for the federal government.
Could you tell us about the contracts that you have signed with SNC-Lavalin? You said that you did not have much information about what SNC-Lavalin does for Public Works and Government Services Canada, but only about what SNC-Lavalin asks you to do for that firm.
Were you awarded the contract with SNC-Lavalin as the result of a bidding process? Was it only because you knew people? Could you explain the process that you followed in obtaining the contract with SNC-Lavalin? You may have talked about it, but could you tell us whether you have signed contracts directly with Public Works and Government Services Canada?