Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, the honourable Member is making a reference to a large contract, the Highway 3 reconstruction. It is a large contract for us and, at the beginning of each contract, there is a pre-contract meeting where all the different players step forward and meet. That is one of the key areas that raises a major concern by all the people that come to the table. In some cases through the public tendering system, BIP is applied. However, there are some companies that may go joint with a southern firm and if they require the BIP, the BIP requirements, then in a lot of cases, they are successful, even though you deduct for the 15 percent or whatever the requirement that is required in the BIP and they still come out on top. If they go through the public tendering system, we try to encourage them, in that case, to try to use as many northern people, northern resources as possible. Whenever an issue like this is raised, then the department goes after the company to see whether they are following or carrying out the conditions of the contract. Thank you.
Jim Antoine on Committee Motion 12-13(4): Recommendation Of Cr 4-13(4): Resource Management
In the Legislative Assembly on February 13th, 1997. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 12-13(4): Recommendation Of Cr 4-13(4): Resource Management
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 12th, 1997
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
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