Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Just to follow-up on what Mr. Lewis and Mr. Todd are saying, the five per cent preference being waived is to give other people in the communities outside Yellowknife an equal opportunity. A situation arose in my community this spring in which bids were submitted with regard to the construction of a Housing Corporation building and the Highways building. One of the things which happened is that the local band also submitted a bid which was lower than the highest bidder. However, because the highest bidder was under the Business Incentive Policy, it got the five per cent advantage over the band council. Even though the band council was the lowest bidder it lost out. I would like to ask the Minister why, in this case, he did not waive the five per cent preference in order to give equal opportunity to every business in the communities?
Samuel Gargan on Question 160-12(3): Reason For Not Waiving Five Per Cent Preference
In the Legislative Assembly on December 2nd, 1992. See this statement in context.
Question 160-12(3): Reason For Not Waiving Five Per Cent Preference
Item 5: Oral Questions
December 1st, 1992
Page 241
Samuel Gargan Deh Cho
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