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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. 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 third time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Yes, thank you, Mr. Chair, I do. I am here to present Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 4, 2015-2016. This document provides for an increase of $4.6 million to the capital budget. This document provides for an increase of $4.6 million to the capital budget. The most significant item is the $4.5 million related to the purchase of mineral claims and leases on the Mactung property pursuant to the North American Tungsten Corporation Limited's insolvency process. This is required in the infrastructure supplementary appropriation due to the principal purchase of the tangible...
Yes, that is correct. We have surface leases for the Cantung Mine.
You have to have money to spend it.
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