Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the different departments that provided input into this have come out with a different capital and operations and maintenance out there. This is what they have out there. We will have to sit down with the Gwich'in to determine what it is exactly that they might be eligible to try to pursue. I do not think that they will go after projects other than what they could handle at this point in time. My understanding at this point is that once we have this government-to-government meeting we will have a better idea of what it is that will be included in the memorandum of understanding and once a contract or a project is identified, depending on which department it goes through, the department will then take it through the normal negotiated contract process. In the instance when there is more than one Gwich'in company, there is a list of Gwich'in companies that have come forward as well and if there is one or more Gwich'in company to pursue this particular project then there will have to be a competitive process. So, we will be using our existing policies in terms of a negotiated contract, as well as the bidding process once we determine which project is going to be made available through the memorandum of understanding. The department that is responsible for those projects will then go through the normal process of recommending it for negotiated contracts. So, like I said, we still have a lot of work to do and that is generally the process that we are looking at at this point in time. Thank you.
Jim Antoine on Question 254-14(6): Gwich'in Contracting Memorandum Of Understanding
In the Legislative Assembly on June 5th, 2003. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 254-14(6): Gwich'in Contracting Memorandum Of Understanding
Question 254-14(6): Gwich'in Contracting Memorandum Of Understanding
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
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