EJQ4 - Spring 2025 - Journal - Page 39
By bundling multiple projects into the same infrastructure, municipalities
can bene昀椀t from economies of scale, reducing overall expenses for
materials, labour and equipment. This approach can be particularly
advantageous for smaller communities or regions that might struggle
to fund individual projects independently while seeking innovations
such AI and digitization to improve the resiliency and adaptiveness of its
infrastructure.
To do this, action requires not only municipalities but the provinces
and the federal government to work collaboratively to leverage 昀椀nite
resources.
DENIS CHESSERON, COUNTRY
DIRECTOR, CEO AND SPECIAL
ADVISOR FOR VEOLIA NORTH
AMERICA OPERATIONS, CANADA.
There is a trend toward alternative project delivery models for municipal environmental infrastructure projects. How do you and your team
strategize the management and bundling of municipal services and infrastructure projects?
The adoption of alternative project delivery models or collaborative contracting re昀氀ects an increased understanding that there is a distinct difference between municipal environmental infrastructure (water, wastewater, waste and energy) and social capital projects (such as for hospitals
and transit).
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