Quebec companies line up to take part in reconstruction of Haiti

Meet with international banking officials in Montreal for information session THE GAZETTE SEPTEMBER 25, 2010
More than 100 Quebecbased companies keen to help in the reconstruction of earthquake-devastated Haiti met yesterday with international banking officials in Montreal.
The event, organized by the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal and the World Trade Centre, was of an introductory and informational nature, board president Michel Leblanc said.
The goal was to help Quebec companies understand the priorities of the funding agencies, which include the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank and the Haiti Reconstruction Fund, along with the process of awarding contracts, he said.
"The process has been long and there is some cynicism about the tendering process," Leblanc said.
"We are doing what we can to accelerate the process," he added.
The response from Quebecers and the province's business community to the devastation caused by the Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti convinced the board that Quebec businesses wanted to be part of reconstruction efforts, Leblanc said.
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