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An Ottawa towing company claims a competitor has been conspiring to win municipal government contracts and city hall is doing nothing about it.

Gervais Motors lays much of the blame on the City of Ottawa in its lawsuit filed at Superior Court. The company, which started in 1934, claims damages totalling more than $5 million in “lost profits.”

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The lawsuit also names as defendants Ottawa Metro Towing and Recovery Inc. and Metro Towing and Recovery Group Inc., two companies that Gervais says share the same ownership.

The accusation is at the core of Gervais’ bid-rigging allegation that the two companies colluded to win city towing contracts.

A manager at Gervais said the company has no further comment on its lawsuit.

None of the allegations has been proven in court.

The chief executive of Metro Tow Trucks, Webb Wehbe, couldn’t be reached for comment by phone or email. The Wehbe family has been in charge of the Metro towing businesses.