The Consultation was originally done and final phases, Waiting on approval.
When the Feds, Provincial and Municipal Governments kept adding to the list of requirements then things fell apart.
Then the government swooped in to save the day and voila things were approved that previously were not.
after the added changes or before? This is a very important context of the discussion.
What alternatives, this route needed to go down a specific path to make it viable following existing pipeline right ways.
The alternatives routes along the southern pipeline had already been eliminated previously by both government and industry as not being viable years earlier. To ignore that simple fact is playing games with political agendas.
The alternatives routes were the northern pipeline proposals.
Only after the government caused issues with allowing this to happen. Funny how First Nations were suing each other over the pipeline delays and routes. Not sure where that all went as things went silent when those in support of the pipelines along the route started to show their support.
That is funny, many of the companies I know involved had signed their contracts and were doing preliminary work along the route, a few others were putting infrastructure in the ground prior to the delay. This included buying the equipment they required as part of the contract. Their contracts were take or pay for that portion.
What the feds did afterwards with assigning the contracts that had already been previously done was silly. Drove costs through the rough. Had a few previous bidders walk away and close their doors.
Originally that was not the case, it had to be explained to the Federal Government that there was not enough Local skill to make each KM "local" only. They settled with Western as local. Somehow ended up with Eastern Canada groups working here who had no clue how to work the mountains and or swamps.
LOL it was much worse when pipe that was ordered had to re ordered due to damage from sitting outside to long exposed due to improper storage procedures. The expert contractor told the government this is how it needs to be done, then the government says we know better our guy says it is ok. The Inspector comes along and says not chance.
I had buddy go inspect pipe in a yard that was all disposed of for various reasons, The cost to replace the pipe with new stuff was cheaper then his cost to inspect. They ended up replacing the pipe. Again some person calling shots from the office with no clue adding cost after cost and delay after delay.
I think a few of the get er done work forces realized they did not need to get er done as fast, as things would change the next day what work they did had to be redone at times to appease someone in an office.
LOL, yup lots of ass time so to speak. Many of the backend/ direct front support was similar to this. Move two steps forward 6 backwards. They surveyed the same piece of land multiple times. Looking for changes to suit a person calling shots who never stepped foot on the ground, looking for a alternative route.
Follow the money train, and one has to scratch their head on who made those calls.
It was previously discussed that the current route was full and no more room for a third or fourth pipeline hence why the northern other southern routes were required. I guess the main contractor has been given the go ahead and the feds will approve their own project without the headaches in the way.
Funny how that works
Not the real question how many tens of billions will this one cost?
