Before I recognize the honourable Minister, on behalf of Mr. Arlooktoo, I would like to recognize up in the public gallery Pauloosee Michael, a constituent of Mr. Arlooktoo of Kimmirut, Baffin South.
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The Chair John Ningark
Before I recognize the honourable Minister, on behalf of Mr. Arlooktoo, I would like to recognize up in the public gallery Pauloosee Michael, a constituent of Mr. Arlooktoo of Kimmirut, Baffin South.
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The Chair John Ningark
Welcome to the Committee. Mr. Minister.
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, yes, we have a record of successful negotiated contracts. We have five that we have done this year, during the 1997-98 year. Thank you.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Steen.
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Vince Steen Nunakput
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, could I get some indication where these contracts were, whether they were in Nunavut or whether they were in the west?
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Minister.
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
Thank you. The five that we have negotiated are all in the west. Thank you.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Steen.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Minister.
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
There are three of them that were not successful. Thank you.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Steen.
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Vince Steen Nunakput
Mr. Chairman, in the cases where they were not successful, what did the departments do? Did they go to public tender?
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Minister.
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The three that were not successful, we went out to public tender on those. Thank you.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Steen.
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Vince Steen Nunakput
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I understand it is one of the guideline policies of negotiated contracts that contracts must come in under budget. Has this been the case over the past few years whereby if they are not under budget they go public tender?
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Minister.
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Yes, in previous years we have come under budget or close to it. Thank you.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Steen.
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Vince Steen Nunakput
Mr. Chairman, have there been cases where, in order to come under budget, the budget is raised?
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Minister.
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, we would like to get back to the honourable Member with more information on that. I have been told that we may have had to go back to Cabinet in previous years, in a few cases, when the cost was higher than the budgeted amount. We would like to be more specific on it, so we need to get back to the honourable Member. Thank you.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. The honourable Member for Nunakput, Mr. Steen.
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Vince Steen Nunakput
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Were these higher costs actually negotiated suggested figures or actually public tender figures?
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