with the participation of our many subcon-
tractors, we are able to carry out various
contracts, regardless of the field in which
they are located.”
Lamothe has always worked in the field
of construction. He soon passed on this
passion to his son-in-law, Yanick Prono-
vost, now Unibec’s project director, who
was then pursuing studies in engineering
at the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi.
Having already owned a construction com-
pany, Lamothe and Pronovost decided to
found Unibec at the end of his studies.
“We had only a dozen employees and a
turnover that suited us. When I graduated
as an engineer, we wanted to expand,” Pro-
novost said. His new skills allowed Unibec
to expand beyond the municipality it was
operating in, all across the Saguenay Lac-
St-Jean area and even into Quebec City.
In 2014, with the arrival of a third share-
holder, Pierre Thibeault, who is now the
company’s vice president, Unibec began
bidding in northern Quebec.
“This process of expansion led us to work
several times with Hydro Québec on their
various sites.
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