Thank you, Madam Chairperson. I have a question in regard to petroleum products. There has been a lot of talk about negotiated contracts, sole source contracts and whatnot in this government, yet petroleum products have contracts in a lot of our communities for fuel delivery and also service contracts to deliver fuel in those communities where they do have fuel products. Again, Madam Chairperson, a lot of these contracts have been placed for years on end and basically just renewed year after year after year without going to the public tendering process, and I would like to know exactly what the department is doing to ensure that there may be opportunities for groups? I will use McPherson as an example, there has been a gas station established, Standard Petroleum, which is owned by the bands of McPherson and Inuvik which they established to deliver fuel and they also have a gas station and yet, there is also the Co-op which delivers fuel on behalf of this government and also has a gas station competing against an entrepreneur in the community in which they have an advantage because they also have the fuel contract for this government which has not been put out for public tender for a number of years. Arctic Co-op Limited is based out of Winnipeg. Yet, Madame Chairperson, this contract has been renewed year after year after year without going out to public tender. Why is that?
David Krutko on Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on April 27th, 1999. See this statement in context.
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
April 26th, 1999
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