North Shore wastewater plant needs forensic audit of $2.8B cost overrun, say councillors

A group of eight municipal councillors in Metro Vancouver’s jurisdiction are calling on the Auditor General Office of British Columbia to crack open the books of the wastewater treatment plant project in North Vancouver that is now $2.8 billion over budget.

“If you’re asking me personally, given the scope and scale of cost overruns — nearly $3 billion — there needs to be a forensic audit,” said Fontaine. But little is known as to why the bill has risen so much. Dobrovolny has broadly cited construction cost inflation and delays from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fontaine said a forensic audit — which could prove costly in itself — is appropriate given the scope of the cost overrun; it may also provide answers for other infrastructure cost overruns in the region.“Why wouldn’t we extend our curiosity regarding the price of cell phones and bread to other areas of the economy when we see patterns of hyper inflation and behaviour that demands answers?” asked Fontaine.

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