Thank you for the question.
The answer is twofold. Yes, the NCC has in its employ a design and construction branch with professionals who are the interface between the NCC and the construction manager.
The second part of the answer is that when the NCC made the decision in 2018 to hire a construction manager to help with the implementation of dozens and dozens of projects, it was made through a decision about efficiency. If you go through a more traditional model, a general contractor, that requires hiring additional procurement and financial and project management services. It was deemed at that time that it was more efficient and a better use of public funds to hire a construction management to oversee those projects.
But yes, absolutely, there are staff within the NCC who play a role of coordinating projects with construction management staff.