THE DISCIPLINE FILE
Date: December 17, 2018
Case No.: 18-013 RDO
IN THE MATTER OF THE ENGINEERING AND GEOSCIENCE PROFESSIONS ACT, AND IN THE MATTER OF THE CONDUCT OF NORMAND N. FALLU, P.ENG.
the relevant time of the collusion scheme (2005- 2010). 3. The Member voluntarily cancelled his membership with the OIQ on April 1, 2013, upon his transfer by Dessau to Calgary, Alberta. 4. The Member became a Professional Member of APEGA on April 9, 2013. 5. In May 2013 the Member was terminated by Dessau after he was identified as a person of interest in the Charbonneau Commission. The Charbonneau Commission, which commenced in 2011, was established by the Government of Quebec to investigate corruption in the granting and management of public contracts in the construction industry. 6. In the fall of 2013 the Member was hired by Stantec in Alberta. 7. The Charbonneau Commission Report was published in November 2015. 8. On April 11, 2016, OIQ initiated an investigation into an allegation that the Member, in his capacity of vice-president at the engineering firm Dessau, 9. On May 13, 2016, the Member obstructed the OIQ investigation by misleading the trustee (denying his involvement in the contract collusion scheme) during an interview at the OIQ office located in Montreal, Quebec. At this time, the Member was a professional member of APEGA and was thus bound by the Act and the APEGA Code of Ethics. 10. On September 11, 2017, OIQ filed the following charges against the Member pursuant to the Quebec Code of Ethics of Engineers and the Professional Code: participated in a contract collusion scheme implemented by the City of Longueuil, Quebec, between 2005 and 2010.
The Investigative Committee of the Association of Profes- sional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA) has conducted an investigation into the conduct of Nor- mand N. Fallu, P.Eng. (“the Member”). The investigation was conducted with respect to a complaint initiated by the Deputy Registrar and Chief Reg- ulatory Officer (CRO) of APEGA, Matthew Oliver, P.Eng., (“the Complainant”) on February 22, 2018. The complaint related to a disciplinary proceeding initiated against the Member by the Ordre des ingeniéurs du Québec (OIQ). A. BACKGROUND The Complainant filed a complaint against the Member alleging the Member had participated in a contract collusion scheme and obstructed the OIQ investigation. B. THE COMPLAINT The Complainant referred the matter to APEGA's Investigative Committee after becoming aware that the Member may have engaged in unprofessional conduct and/or unskilled practice in the province of Quebec, contrary to Section 44(1) of the Engineering and Geoscience Professions Act (“the Act") by virtue of: 1. his participation, in his capacity as a vice-president at the engineering firm Dessau, in a contract collusion scheme implemented by the City of Longueuil, Quebec, between 2005 and 2010; and 2. obstructing the OIQ investigation by misleading the trustee during an interview on May 13, 2016. C. AGREED STATEMENT OF FACTS 1. During the relevant time (2005-2010) of the collusion scheme, the Member became the Vice President of Business Development at the engineering firm Dessau in Longueuil, Quebec. 2. The Member was not registered with APEGA during
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