That commitment was made Wednesday by the chief operating officer at Bombardier

Bombardier Transportation says all 14 LRT vehicles will be in Waterloo Region by the end of December.

That commitment was made Wednesday by the chief operating officer at Bombardier.

"So that is correct, I'm committing that all 14 cars will have the new equipment installed on them and in the region by the end of the year." David Van der Wee told The Mike Farwell Show on 570 NEWS.

The LRT system was supposed to be up and running by December.

But on Tuesday, regional councillors learned it likely won't be ready now until April or May, due to technical issues.

Van der Wee says they are taking action to make sure they meet that requirement.

"We are going take people from our Kingston facility and we are going to redeploy them to Waterloo, to shore up the team there, so we can indeed make that commitment."

He also says Bombardier stands behind its commitments.

"Are we going to be perfect? Absolutely not. Could new things happen that are unexpected? For sure. That's the nature of these big projects. But I promise you we will deal with each one in due time and with all of the resources ... we can muster."

Van der Wee, who has been chief operating officer since May 2017, wants to build Bombardier's credibility back up.

"Because I think ... you just look at our execution on the programs, you look at Toronto and the Region of Waterloo, we need to build back our credibility ... We need to win back the support of our customers, it's just that simple."

However, he would not say what possible financial penalties his company could face due to the delays in Waterloo Region.

"I am very focused on just making it happen as fast as possible." Van der Wee added.