Floyd Roland

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, the demolition of a facility would be taken into the plan for a new facility. Whenever we plan a replacement facility, the demolition costs of an existing facility would be incorporated into that. This estimate is very recent. I can’t give you an actual class of estimate, but it is based on the actual code requirements. For example, we would have to inspect the structural integrity, that’s the columns right into the basement and crawlspace; deficiencies should be repaired or shall be repaired; required sign and stamp certification by an engineer...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I’ll have to get information on the actual makeup of how we’re going to form these review committees. Initially, my understanding is that we’re going to look at doing it from within our own forces. If we have to hire outside help to help us in that review, we will do so, much as we’ve done to date, but I will get further information on that piece. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, first and foremost, the Minister must have a supplementary appropriation approved for his request here and, as stated, the consultation with communities and stakeholders is something that is mandated by the agreements we have in place now with those that have settled claims and co-management boards as well. Through that process, hopefully much of what the Member has discussed could be incorporated through those co-management bodies that have their renewable resource councils and so on on the ground in their communities and if the co-management bodies...

Thank you, Madam Chair. We haven’t done a review specifically if it’s negotiated contract process or a public tender. As I stated, one of the reasons this is larger than normal is because of the amount of money that was put into the capital plan increased significantly in prior years. Previously our capital plan was targeted at $50 million. We are now targeted at $75 million. So just the volume of capital projects approved has increased significantly as well as the dollars that came through the Northern Strategy trust fund. That is added to that, as well as the federal gas tax contributions...

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. As I stated earlier, the indication I have, the fire marshal’s office became involved in 2002 and looked at a number of things and looked at the occupancy until 2006, as well as other timelines. So it’s been a number of years. Quite a number of options were looked at. Other options can be re-reviewed.

If we want to go back to the drawing board and try it again, the fact is there is no dollars identified for the Deh Cho Hall right now in the capital plan. Any work to do any improvements or to even look at portable units to put in the community interim, we need the funds...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, later on today I will be tabling the Public Service Annual Report that will give some information on how the work has evolved at this point, not specifically to the amalgamation process, that we are providing some more information on that side of it. Earlier the Member spoke of the employment equity policy. That is not in place yet. We’re still using the affirmative action policy in the work we do, but we are working on a paper to bring forward to Members of this House. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The reason it has come forward this way is, yes, if we have approval of funds in this manner, there will be no other additional costs passed on to the consumer. If we cannot have approval of these funds, the department will have to look at its approved base of operations. If it can’t find it from there, it would have to come back with another fee structure. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I have used a number of numbers now, but for the record again, to meet the requirements for occupancy of the existing facility, if the choice was made to renovate, it would be $12 million for the existing facility. To go new for the existing facility, that’s a full amount and I am going to have to double check the square metres for occupancy now. I will have to confirm that with the number I gave earlier. It could possibly be out substantially. The fact is $12 million for a renovation of the existing facility based on 2004 numbers. It is a $20 million renovation…New...

Thank you, Madam Chair. I have already had a number of discussions with my colleagues. More importantly, I have had a discussion within one of the departments that deals with client departments, that being the Department of Public Works, and reviewing why we’ve had such poor responses from some of our projects that we put out there for tender or RFP and having to look at how we can try to increase the competition level or deal with our capital program. One of the issues we have to look at is how our capital program is put together. For example, when a department comes forward for an estimate...

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. This facility has been discussed, plans have been devised and discussed with the Department of Education, Culture and Employment with the community for quite a few years. As I stated earlier, the fire marshal’s office became involved in 2002. I can say that the departments have bent over backwards trying to accommodate the community. Public Works has revised a number of options, gone back to the drawing board a number of times trying to satisfy the client departments as well as community requests and concerns. We have now come to a stage where we have run out of...