Thank you. I am wondering if the Minister has the knowledge of the stuff upstairs? Mr. Minister.
Debates of Feb. 13th, 1997
Topics
Committee Motion 12-13(4): Recommendation Of Cr 4-13(4): Resource Management
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The Chair John Ningark
Committee Motion 12-13(4): Recommendation Of Cr 4-13(4): Resource Management
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, as far as I know, we are still following the negotiated contract policy and there is no indication right now from the department that we are going to change it. We are still going to be following the negotiated contract policy. At one point in time, the department was going to try to look, with the Department of Public Works and Services and the NWT Housing Corporation, at some sort of a consolidated policy. I think that was something that we were looking at but, at the present time, we are still going to be using the negotiated contract policy. Thank you.
Committee Motion 12-13(4): Recommendation Of Cr 4-13(4): Resource Management
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. We are on page 10-10, corporate services. We have Mr. Roland and Mr. Henry. Mr. Roland.
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Floyd Roland Inuvik
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. On negotiated contracts, are there stipulations when you negotiate a contract that, if they are going to subcontract other workers outside of the expertise they have, that they go local first, or is it open to everyone?
Committee Motion 12-13(4): Recommendation Of Cr 4-13(4): Resource Management
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Minister.
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. In negotiated contracts, if there is going to be a subcontract, then they have to go local first, and then northern. Thank you.
Committee Motion 12-13(4): Recommendation Of Cr 4-13(4): Resource Management
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Corporate services. Mr. Roland.
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Floyd Roland Inuvik
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Is there a way of checking out to see if this is actually done?
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Antoine.
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, each project has a project manager or project officer, and there are reports that come periodically from the overview of the particular projects. Thank you.
Committee Motion 12-13(4): Recommendation Of Cr 4-13(4): Resource Management
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Corporate services. Mr. Roland.
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Floyd Roland Inuvik
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. What is the case if it is a maintenance contract? Not an actual project, but a maintenance contract? Is there still someone monitoring?
Committee Motion 12-13(4): Recommendation Of Cr 4-13(4): Resource Management
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Antoine.
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, in each region we have superintendents of transportation and their responsibility is to overview any and all contracts in their own particular jurisdiction. In the case of maintenance contracts, the superintendent is responsible for overseeing each contract. If there is a highway form in there, then that is their responsibility of being right there on the ground, so they can show that the contract is carried out according to the agreement of the negotiated contract. Thank you.
Committee Motion 12-13(4): Recommendation Of Cr 4-13(4): Resource Management
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Corporate services. Mr. Roland.
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Floyd Roland Inuvik
What happens if you find that whomever you have negotiated with has not followed the guidelines? What is the resource then?
Committee Motion 12-13(4): Recommendation Of Cr 4-13(4): Resource Management
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Qujannamiik. Mr. Minister.
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, the Department of Transportation personnel out in the region and in the field, once they find out that there are discrepancies in the way that a contractor is carrying out the duties that they agreed upon, then they are asked to correct it by the people in the field. In most cases, they come to an arrangement on how to try to correct any problem that is there.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Corporate services. Mr. Henry was on the list. I take it that you no longer want to speak at this time. Yes. We have Mr. O'Brien, Mr. Picco, and Mr. Erasmus. Mr. O'Brien.
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Kevin O'Brien Kivallivik
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, Roy.
Committee Motion 12-13(4): Recommendation Of Cr 4-13(4): Resource Management
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The Chair John Ningark
Yes, Mr. Erasmus?
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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North
Thank you. Was I supposed to be after... No?
Committee Motion 12-13(4): Recommendation Of Cr 4-13(4): Resource Management
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The Chair John Ningark
Mr. Erasmus, prior to you coming in, we have Mr. O'Brien, Mr. Picco. Mr. Henry was on top of the list, but he indicated to me by signalling that he was no longer going to ask questions. Prior to you, we have O'Brien, Mr. Picco, and, respectively, you, Mr. Erasmus. Mr. O'Brien.
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Kevin O'Brien Kivallivik
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. My question to the Minister is, how many sole-sourced and negotiated contracts were left over the last year for the '96/97 year?
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Minister.