Thank you, Mr. Chairman. It could be either of them. It all depends on a lot of variables. It depends on the client. Again, we need to get some more information from the department on exactly how to answer the honourable Member's question. Thank you.

Thank you. Project management. Mr. Steen.

Thank you. Mr. Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, we have figures for the RFP and sole-sourced and so forth. Normally for construction, about ten percent of it went for design work which we went out for RFP and the rest, 90 percent, went out for public tender. We have those figures, and we could provide that. Thank you.

Thank you. Mr. Steen.

Yes, they are. Thank you.

Project Management. Mr. Steen.

Thank you, Mr. Steen. Your microphone was off. For the record, please repeat the last part. Mr. Steen.

Thank you. Mr. Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would like to ask the deputy minister to reply to that. Thank you.

Thank you. The deputy minister, Mr. Lovely.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. It is true that negotiated contracts are with northern companies and the benefits of negotiated contracts do go entirely to northern companies. Whether they get the contract through negotiated contracts or the competitive process, they still have to conform

to the northern manufacturing directive which requires them to use materials made in the north. BIP is primarily used when contracts are awarded through the competitive process, either through a request for proposal or the tendering process. What it does is provides, and I probably do not have to explain exactly how the percentages work, a percentage of preference for northern companies based on the ownership of the firm. It is not really a factor. Bip is not really a factor in negotiated contracts. It is primarily for the competitive contracts. Thank you.

Thank you. Your time is up, Mr. Steen. Project management. Mr. Krutko.

Thank you. I will read the rule here. I did not mean to annoy you, Mr. Krutko. On page 26 of the Rules of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories in 79(1) time limits on speaking. No Member shall speak for more than ten minutes at any one time in committee of the whole. Speaking for more than once, (2), that is under 79 again, subject to the discretion of the Chair, underline the word discretion of the Chair, a Member may speak for more than once to a matter under discussion, but not until every Member wishing to speak has spoken. I have indicated earlier that every Member was given an opportunity to review and debate the activities summary, directorate, every Member was given that opportunity. I have stated I will recognize any Member who has not spoken yet to this activity summary, however, those Members who have not spoken, I will not recognize them but on subsequent pages I will give them every opportunity to speak. That was my ruling earlier. When we went back to page 5-6, directorate, which was reviewed, debated and concluded, Mr. Krutko, I recognized you five times in that matter that should have been concluded and was concluded earlier. I gave you five opportunities to speak to the matter which was concluded that we went back to. You have no point of order, Mr. Krutko. Mr. Steen.

Thank you, Mr. Steen. The ten minutes will allow you to make a general comment if you wish to, but if you are in fact asking questions and, I am sure, you want a response from the Minister. When you ask a question, Mr. Minister or his officials will respond to you. How you want to use the time is entirely up to you. If you want to speak for the duration of the ten minutes that is up to you, but if you want to ask questions, the Minister has the right to respond to you. Thank you. I am advised there has been a lot of leeway, so you have no point of order. On page 5-7, 1998-99 main estimates, activity summary, Public Works and Services project management, operations and maintenance, total operations and maintenance, $7.609 million. Mr. Ootes.

Thank you. Please try to be direct when we respond and ask questions, Mr. Minister.