Being someone who works on execution of large projects, I think this fell into the most common trap when dealing with a large 3rd party suppliers.
Don’t ask, don’t tell
City failed to ask every question in the book, and the Fed assumed that the City just knew.
Should the city and/or province just known? Probably, but a lack of transparency by the Fed (due to arrogance, cause we should all just know how they roll) led to this as well.
Doesn’t matter in the end they all look like goofs, but the project owner Calgary gets to wear it.
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