UPAC raids engineering firm as part of ongoing water-meter investigation

Quebec's anti-corruption investigators are raiding a Montreal-area consulting engineering firm.

UPAC hasn't identified the firm.

This is the latest in a series of raids as investigators continue to look intoa$355-millionwater-meter contract cancelled in 2009.

• Claude Dauphin, Lachine mayor, targeted in UPAC raids

On Wednesday, UPAC raided the home of the mayor of Lachine, Claude Dauphin, as well as three former municipal politicians: Francine Senecal, Sammy Forcillo and Cosmo Maciocia.

Lachine's municipal office was also targeted in thosesearches.

Today's raids markthe sixthtime in several weeks that anti-corruption officers have conducted searches in connection to the water meter scandal.

Last week,UPACraidedthe engineering firmDessau's building in downtown Montreal.

In 2009, formerMontreal mayor Grald Tremblayannouncedthe multi-million dollarcontract awarded to theprivate consortiumGNIeauwould be cancelledafter a review foundirregularities withthe tendering process.

At the time, it was the biggest contractever awarded by the city.