SAAQ faces massive IT project cost overruns
Tuesday, May 13, 2025, 6:21 pm
An ex-chair of the SAAQ board has downplayed a staggering cost overrun in the agency's IT initiatives, noting potential increases of up to 300 million dollars. Despite the scale of the overspend, critics remain skeptical as developers scramble to explain how such runaway costs could possibly be brushed aside.
Qu’il en coûte « 50, 100, 200 millions de plus » pour le développement de projets informatiques comme SAAQclic « ce n’est pas ça qui va arrêter la terre de tourner », a estimé l’ancien président du conseil d’administration de la Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec, Guy Morneau.
Un ex-président du conseil d’administration de la SAAQ minimise les impacts du dépassement de coûts.
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