INFRASTRUCTURE QUIZ ANSWERS
recently changed its name from the Greater Toronto Transportation Authority (GTTA) to "Metrolinx" in December 2007.
(C) One of the five guidelines set out in July of 2004 by the Ministry of Public Infrastructure Renewal was that appropriate public control/ ownership of the infrastructure assets must be preserved.
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(A) Political risk. Private sector companies will not want to take on the risk of political change and it is customary for the public sector to be allocated this risk in contract documents.
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(D) Since the choice of a private sector partner in most infrastruc- ture projects involves not simply a choice of the lowest bid (as would
be the case in a tender), municipalities will usually utilize RFPs, perhaps with an RFEI and an RFQ, but they would not utilize a tender.
(C) Metrolinx is an agency of the Government of Ontario. The organization was created by the Government of Ontario in 2006 and
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(B) Residential condominium development.
(E)The report estimated that the gap could reach as high as $400 billion by 2020.
YOUR RANKING?
Two or fewer correct: Maybe it's time to pull over and ask for directions.
Three to five correct: Not bad but there's room to build on your infrastructure knowledge.
Six correct: Congrats! You're living life in the fast lane.
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