Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I have first a return to an oral question asked by Mr. Barnabas on September 22nd, with regard to a renovation contract to a southern firm.
An invitational tender was used for the flooring and base replacement project on the RWED building in Arctic Bay. Seven northern contractors were asked to submit bids. One other northern contractor heard about the project and picked up tender documents. Three contractors submitted bids. They included a firm from Arctic Bay, one from Resolute Bay, one from Iqaluit. The two lowest bids were within a few thousand dollars of each other and the difference remained after this Business Incentive Policy was applied.
The contract was awarded to a northern contractor from Iqaluit at the tender price of $34,400.