The Competition Bureau has laid criminal charges before the Court of Québec against Patrice Mathieu and André Côté in connection with an alleged conspiracy to rig bids for Québec City infrastructure contracts.
Evidence gathered by the Bureau suggests that the accused participated in a big-rigging scheme between September 1, 2006, and November 19, 2010, in which several individuals employed by consulting engineering firms conspired to divide municipal infrastructure contracts among their firms.
Both individuals were charged under the Criminal Code with conspiracy to rig bids, conspiracy to commit fraud, and fraud over $5,000. At the time of the alleged conspiracy, Patrice Mathieu was Vice President of Tecsult Inc. (now Consultants AECOM Inc.), and André Côté was Vice President of Roche ltée, Groupe-conseil (now Norda Stelo Inc.).
