The efforts continued even after the head of the federal prosecution service told the company that no deal was forthcoming. That helped ignite a major political scandal when the former attorney general, Jody Wilson-Raybould, accused the Prime Minister's Office of pressuring her to arrange a deal for SNC-Lavalin. The company partnered with Graham Construction to build Edmonton's North LRT line to NAIT. Bruce Ferguson, the city's branch manager for LRT expansion and renewal, said SNC-Lavalin was shortlisted because the company was "qualified for the project, or to proceed at least to the next stage of the project." Ferguson said the charges SNC-Lavalin faces are not currently a concern for the city. "It's not a concern, it's definitely something that we'll keep our eye on as as this unfolds," he said. The contract for the LRT will likely be awarded between February and April next year, Ferguson said.