There was some concern on the part of committee members that the single largest capital project the government will be involved with in the upcoming fiscal year was not mentioned in the interim appropriation or in the department's presentation to the committee.
The committee does understand that the Inuvik Hospital is scheduled as a P3 project and, as such, there are no funds committed in the interim appropriation. However, as a matter of public education, the committee would like to make the department's responses to Member's questions on the timelines for the project a matter of public record.
The request for proposals closes on April 28, 2000. There will be three to four weeks required for evaluation of the different proposals. Once the evaluation is completed, a recommendation will be made to the Financial Management Board. If the board accepts the recommendation, negotiations will be entered into with the successful proponent on the actual lease and development agreements. The Financial Management Board then gives these agreements. It is hoped that this process would only take until late May or early June and that actual construction can begin shortly thereafter. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.