Mr. Chairman, yes, we are still experiencing increased cost pressures as a result of the amount of activity that is currently going on. The tenders that went out early in the season, we were actually pleasantly surprised. Most of them were in good shape. We have noticed more recently that some of the tenders that have gone out in recent months have come in significantly over what the estimates were. I do not think that is necessarily indicating that things have gotten worse. It is just that there has been a bit of a time lag and there are increased pressures that perhaps were not allowed for when the budgets were initially put together, and the projects that were tendered later in the year rather than earlier are experiencing more of that.
Mr. Rattray on environmental Audits
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environmental Audits
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
March 7th, 2002
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