Robert C. McLeod

For tenders, the Northwest Territories Manufactured Products Policy and the BIP bid adjustments are other factors that are taken into consideration for request for proposals. A number of other factors other than price are taken into consideration when evaluating proposals; criteria may include but are not limited to team experience, methodology, design and construction, project schedule, and BIP adjustment. PWS has developed, in my understanding, has implemented new evaluation criteria for design-build RFPs called community engagement.

As part of this new evaluation criteria, proponents are...

Yes, thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the Department of Finance, we will work with our three infrastructure departments -- Transportation, NWT Housing Corporation, and Public Works and Services -- to review the requirement value of the security required on government tender for contracts, recognizing that the regulations for this particular issue are quite old. We will have a review of it and see if there are any changes that can be made. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Hay River South, that Bill 3, Supplementary Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures), No. 3, 2015-2016, be read for the third time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Yes, thank you, Mr. Chair. I commend the leadership shown by the Member, the mover, and the seconder, the Board of Management, and all Members of this Legislative Assembly by, as a couple of Members have already pointed out, leading by example. I think it's something that we need to do and I will be happy to support this bill. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Yellowknife South that Bill 2, Supplementary Appropriation Act (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 4, 2015-2016, be read for the second time. Mr. Speaker, this bill makes supplementary appropriations for infrastructure expenditures for the Government of Northwest Territories for the 2015-2016 fiscal year. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Yellowknife South, that Bill 2, Supplementary Appropriation Act (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 4, 2015-16, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

On February 18, 2016, the Financial Management Board approved increases to the GNWT sole-source limits effective April 1, 2016, and that is concurrent with the implementation of the modernized Financial Administration Act. Specifically, the sole-source limit for goods and non-professional services will increase from $5,000 to $25,000; professional services from $25,000 to under $50,000; and for architectural and engineering professional services, to under $100,000.

The Modern Management Initiative is friendly to northern businesses and also addresses inflationary increases since the GNWT sole...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, Mactung is an exploration site. It's not a mine site, and the part of Mactung that was actively used in exploration is in the Yukon Territory. Our GNWT Department of Lands inspectors, we don't have the jurisdiction to conduct inspection in the Yukon. Any inspections would fall under the responsibility of the Yukon Territorial Government. Thank you.

To my left I have Mr. Mike Aumond who is deputy minister of Finance and secretary to the Financial Management Board. To my right, I have Mr. Sandy Kalgutkar who is the deputy secretary to the Financial Management Board.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, two vehicles were purchased for the communities of Aklavik and Tuktoyaktuk.