A budget of $730 million was approved by city council. The amounts in the tenders received were less than 2% higher. At that time, the total cost of the project amounted to approximately $744 million, which was considered a great success by our city council. The agreements with the province and the federal governments were very clear: federal and provincial contributions would total no more than $200 million. Any additional cost would have to be borne by the city. There was absolutely no risk for either the provincial or the federal government.
