Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Request for proposals are one way we go to a competitive process to get a service, whether it be offices or consultants. You need a service and the government goes out for a request for proposals. That is a competitive service. Any other way, Mr. Speaker, we go to strictly a tender call. Once you go to a tender call the lowest tender wins the job, as long as you apply or after you apply the Business Incentive Policy. Then, through the negotiated contracts everything in the negotiated contracts has to be public. It is part of the policy of this government. It has to be 100 percent northern and it has to benefit that community. It has to be local hire and it has to be public. If we do a negotiated contract in Yellowknife you have to say how much it is. You have to tell people about it. That is the way it is. You do not negotiate with two different parties for one contract at all. Thank you.
Don Morin on Question 249-13(5): Refining The Request For Proposals Process
In the Legislative Assembly on February 6th, 1998. See this statement in context.
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Question 249-13(5): Refining The Request For Proposals Process
Item 6: Oral Questions
February 5th, 1998
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Don Morin Tu Nedhe
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