Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as work required by the government is identified, there are sometimes communities or individuals in communities that request consideration for contracts to be negotiated with them, sole source contracts. I can't tell you specifically the process, but we receive these and we usually pass them on to the responsible Minister. That is assessed by the departments, the responsible department and the Minister checks with the MLA whose constituency that request comes and ensures that it is deemed in the best interest of the community and the public if we consider that and usually community support in some form is sought as well. When the Minister feels he has sufficient support, it would allow him to proceed to Cabinet to ask him for a mandate to negotiate such an arrangement, then it comes to Cabinet. Once that is done, the department, once it seeks approval to proceed, then tries to negotiate an acceptable arrangement within the mandate it receives. Thank you.
Stephen Kakfwi on Question 240-14(6): Benefits Of Negotiated Contracts
In the Legislative Assembly on June 4th, 2003. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 240-14(6): Benefits Of Negotiated Contracts
Question 240-14(6): Benefits Of Negotiated Contracts
Item 6: Oral Questions
June 3rd, 2003
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