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Visitez notre site web mcasphalt.com et découvrez ce que nous pouvons faire pour vous. 6421276.indd 1 2016-04-11 11:26 AM Association des constructeurs de routes et grands travaux du Québec (ACRGTQ) www.acrgtq.qc.ca Siège social, Québec 435, Grande Allée Est, Québec (Québec) G1R 2J5 Tél.: (418) 529.2949 1 800 463.4672 3 Téléc.: (418) 529.5139 Bureau de Montréal 7905, boulevard Louis-Hippolyte-Lafontaine, Bureau 100, Montréal (Québec) H1K 4E4 Tél.: (514) 354.1362 1 877 903.1362 Téléc.: (514) 354.1301 Bureau à la Romaine Me Denis Houle Tél.: 418 538.7676, poste 6398 cell.: 418 538.0708 INTERNET www.magazineconstas.com www.magazineconstas.com Courriel général [email protected] [email protected] Le magazine CONSTASMD est publié ÉDITORIAL ................................................................................................................................................5 trimestriellement par ACRGTQ. L'ACRGTQ DES VILLES EN QUÊTE D’AUTONOMIE Éditrice : ACRGTQ Entretien avec Suzanne Roy, présidente de l’UMQ et mairesse de Sainte-Julie .....................................6 Rédactrice en chef : Me Gisèle Bourque Rédacteur en chef adjoint : Christian Croteau Maquette et direction artistique : LES INFRASTRUCTURES DE TÉLÉCOMMUNICATIONS Claude Bourget [email protected] Le sans fil gagne du terrain Les textes et illustrations de ConstAs ne peuvent être reproduits Entretien avec Bernard Lord, président de l’Association canadienne sans l’autorisation de l’éditrice. Toute reproduction doit mention- ner le nom de la publication ainsi que le numéro. Les opinions des télécommunications sans fil .........................................................................................................11 exprimées dans ConstAs ne reflètent pas nécessairement celles de l’ACRGTQ. 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Bibliothèque et archives nationales CHRONIQUES du Québec Poste-publications À propos du litige entre la SQI et SNC Lavalin......................................................................................48 Convention 40020392 Copyright © ACRGTQ 2007 En bref......................................................................................................................................................... 49 Agenda ....................................................................................................................................................... 50 www.magazineconstas.com 4 CONSTAS / NUMÉRO 35 / AVRIL 2016 >6703175 6703175.indd 1 2016-04-11 11:42 AM 5 Par M e Gisèle Bourque, Rédactrice en chef redaction@magazine- constas.com LE PRINTEMPS ET LES INFRASTRUCTURES evoilà le printemps ! Pour l’industrie de la Les télécommunications construction, et notamment pour notre secteur génie civil et voirie, c’est la saison tant attendue Nous avons ainsi nommé, comme quatrième sphère du du renouveau des travaux. S’y ouvre, jusqu’aux génie civil et voirie, les télécommunications. Nous parlons Rderniers jours de l’automne, sur les chantiers, une forte ici, plus spécifiquement, de période d’intensité. Néanmoins, au Québec, comme nous ce qui touche la construc- le savons tous, cette période est trop courte. C’est pour- tion de leurs infrastruc- quoi, comme à chaque année, notre devoir est d’encoura- tures civiles. Domaine peu ger les donneurs d’ouvrage publics, mais également privés, connu de l’industrie, mais à lancer leurs appels d’offres rapidement. Ils permettront pourtant névralgique, il ainsi aux entrepreneurs de mieux planifier leur saison et porte l’exemple du rôle COMME À CHAQUE d’œuvrer dans des conditions maximales. Les services de souvent effacé mais com- ANNÉE, NOTRE DEVOIR EST construction, d’entretien et de réfection des infrastructures bien crucial que jouent D’ENCOURAGER LES nos entrepreneurs, en québécoises n’en pourront que mieux se porter. DONNEURS D’OUVRAGE même temps qu’il nous PUBLICS, MAIS ÉGALEMENT Le secteur génie civil et voirie du Québec, de son côté, est rappelle l’importance que fin prêt à poursuivre son rôle de constructeur. L’excellence revêt le secteur privé sur PRIVÉS, DE LANCER LEURS au service du Québec, c’est la devise et le thème qu’adop- l’échiquier des infrastruc- APPELS D’OFFRES tait le plus récent congrès de l’Association des construc- tures. Qui se passerait RAPIDEMENT. teurs de routes et grands travaux du Québec, tenu en jan- aujourd’hui de l’Internet et ILS PERMETTRONT AINSI AUX vier dernier dans la capitale. « Au service du Québec », bien de la téléphonie câblée ou ENTREPRENEURS DE MIEUX entendu, car la présence et les efforts de notre industrie mobile ? PLANIFIER LEUR SAISON ET sont fondamentaux et bénéficient à l’ensemble de la popu- D’œuvrer DANS DES lation québécoise. Il n’est qu’à considérer, parmi
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