The issue of negotiated contracts is one that does come up right across the Northwest Territories. The challenge we have is when there are competing interests and when there is capacity to be able to bid the work. My understanding is there’s some work coming up, there’s opportunity and there’s some work in progress on a couple of potential negotiated contracts during the life of this government, if not already been dealt with. For example, the demolition of one of the schools is one of those areas, so some success in that area. But we will look at the Negotiated Contracts Policy, its application in the Sahtu area. Again, the difficulty becomes where you have more than one Aboriginal company trying to bid on the work. One of the other areas that we use is when we know that the end result, a public tender, for example, will not achieve a better result is another area that is looked at from time to time. We look at all of those areas in making a decision of Cabinet.
Floyd Roland on Question 28-16(6): Negotiated Contracts In The Sahtu
In the Legislative Assembly on March 9th, 2011. See this statement in context.
Question 28-16(6): Negotiated Contracts In The Sahtu
Oral Questions
March 8th, 2011
Inuvik Boot Lake
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