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WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT Weekly. Vol. 5 No. 4c We are Westmount April 19-20, 20 11 When is a bid too late? We’ll know Apr. 20 Westmount trio invests for impact City receives 9+1 bids for arena/pool project management By Laureen Sweeney bid packages and checking his watch with just minutes to spare before the noon When is a tender submission too late? deadline. Word subsequently came from The question was raised over one of 10 Victoria Hall: a package had been deliv - bids received April 11 in the city’s search ered to him there at 11:55 am: Oops! for a project manager for the new Wrong location. arena/pool. By the time he finally received it, it was City clerk Mario Gerbeau stood at the 12:10 pm, he confirmed. The bid from Al - downstairs door of city hall receiving the tapex was opened along with the other nine but held “in reserve” pending a legal Inside opinion on its eligibility, he announced. Even though this was obtained two days From left: Geoffrey Moore, John Shingler and later, Gerbeau told the Independent at that Don’t Miss It Geoffrey Adams at the office of TBC Capital, the Public notices p. 24 to 29 firm they recently launched at 1218 Greene. For time he had been asked not to disclose yet Wednesday, April 20 whether or not the bid was considered to story, see p. 13. Photo: Laureen Sweeney Police beat by D. Goldberg p. 15 have met the required delivery criteria and • Meet the federal candidates Social Notes by V. Redgrave p. 32 deadline for considera - • City council meeting Underdog by M. Lamey p. 33 tion. continued on p. 3 See p. 22. Last of city’s three demerger labour agreements Professionals’ deal approved By Laureen Sweeney degree. They include the professional li - brarians, accountants, engineers and an City council approved in principle April archivist. Before the merger, these were 4 a 10.5-year collective agreement with the part of the white-collar agreement. trade union representing the city’s non- Spanning the period June 30, 2006 to managerial professional employees. December 31, 2016, the new agreement JILL PRÉVOST JOAN PRÉVOST REAL ESTATE BROKER REAL ESTATE BROKER LouiseLouise RémillardRémillard CarlCarl R-FontaineR-Fontaineontainaineinenene The contract is the last one to be nego - reflects the demerger reality, according to 514.935.3337514.935.3337 tiated by Westmount after the forced Human Resources director Alan Kulaga. 1361,1361, Ave.Ave. Greene,Greene, WestmountWestmount mergers. 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Real Estate Agency/Independently owned & operated WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – April 19-20, 2011 – 3 WM A extends search for volunteer of the year The Westmount Municipal Association noured at the WMA’s annual general Nominations are to be sent to Davis, Previous winners are Janet Macklem, (WMA) is continuing to search for candi - meeting May 18 at Victoria Hall, the group Marilynn Gillies or Michael Ellwood at vol - Mary Anne McNally, Barbara Moore, An - dates for 14th Volunteer Citizen of the hopes to choose a winner in the next week [email protected] or telephone drew Macdougall, Nancy Wright, the late Year. While the winner of this year’s Derek or so, said selection committee member 514.594.2866. They should include a brief Geraldine Gahan, Mayor Peter Trent, the Walker Award for volunteerism is to be ho - Rosalind Davis last week. description of the candidate’s volunteer late Bill Morrow, Richard Lord, Sally work. Aitken, Jacqueline Neville, the late Vera The award honours a Westmount resi - Jamieson and Sylvia Wedge. dent who has given outstanding volunteer All tender bids opened service over the years to the community “Indeed it was a good turn-out of some through sports, a school, church, syna - Electronic Independents available continued from p. 1 very solid companies,” said Councillor gogue, library, nursing home or youth Enjoy the Indie at supper time So, while the winner is expected to be Patrick Martin, who chairs the arena/pool group, or through service groups, such as on Tuesdays! Sign up by writing us: announced at the April 20 council meet - project. Rotary and Contactivity. offi[email protected]. ing, it remains unknown whether the eval - Under the new Quebec system for the uation is being made on nine or 10 bids. awarding of such professional services All 10 submissions were opened pub - contracts, only an envelope containing the licly in the following order: Stavibel Serv - actual submission is opened initially. ices d’ingénierie, Planigram Construction After the content of each is rated by an Inc., Groupe Axor Inc., Genivar Inc., De - evaluation committee, second envelopes liberal.ca casult Inc., MHPM Project Managers Inc., from bidders containing their fees are Macogep Inc., Entreprise de construction then opened for those achieving a rating TEQ Inc., Altapex Construction Corpora - of at least 70 percent, Martin said. “I look IN WESTMOUNT–VILLE-MARIE, tion and Le Groupe Decarel Inc. forward to the results.” VOTE MARC GARNEAU Campaign Office: 4896 Sherbrooke WWestest May 2, go vote and be heard! WWestmount,estmount, Qc. Advanced polling: April 22 - 23,23 and 25 City clerk Mario Gerbeau, left, opens the packages of tender submissions April 11 for project (514) 447-3642 Please call us for more information management of the arena/pool project. Also receiving them are city director general Duncan Campbell [email protected] (centre) and Sports and Recreation director Mike Deegan. www.marcgarneau.ca Autorisé et payé par l’agent officiel de Marc Garneau. ount Westm 531 Claremont Ave. Bright and sunny detached 4 bedroom house. Spacious, garage, hardwood floors, wood work, finished basement. Corner lot sitting on 4,800 sq. ft. of land. Well located close to Victoria Village. $1,260,000 4 – WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – April 19-20, 2011 Panhandling creates circle of complaints Banking clients complain to Royal, which complains to Public Security, whose tickets lead to resident’s complaint By Marlene Eisner tomers. “It’s not the first time he’s been here,” Jean-Guy Hébert, says he’s being ha - she told the Independent, though she said rassed. she was not in a position to comment. Hébert, a homeless man who panhan - “We did call the city to complain. I did dles in front of the Royal Bank at Sher - not know he would be fined. Our intention brooke St. and Victoria Ave., says since the was to have him circulate away from the bank began calling Westmount Public Se - branch.” curity two weeks ago, he has been given Hébert has befriended a number of tickets totaling more than $500. people, including resident Joan Mc - “What they did today is harassment,” Cordick, 57, who is a customer at the says Hébert, of the four tickets – two for bank. She says she is upset Hébert is $217 each he received April 14. The 62- being singled out. year-old sits quietly on the sidewalk with a “I consider that he is being continu - cup and sign asking for money. He said he ously harassed,” she said. doesn’t understand why he is being tar - “People should not be making com - geted.