We are moving along to page 12, Public Works and Services, capital investment expenditures, asset management, not previously authorized, $8.125 million. Mr. Krutko.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would just like to know, since there is $406,000 going into the office building in Inuvik, is that a cost overrun for the building since it is not previously authorized? Is that over and above the original price for that facility?
Minister Miltenberger.
Mr. Chairman, that is carrying over. Thank you.
Can the Minister give me the final price as expected for that facility?
Mr. Chairman, I will commit to get that complete project information for the Member.
If the Minister doesn’t have it, maybe one of his counterparts might have it, so maybe he can suggest a further question to the Minister of Public Works.
What I will do is just reiterate my commitment. We will get that information for committee. Thank you.
I will wait.
Thank you, Mr. Krutko. We are on page 12, Public Works and Services, capital investment expenditures, asset management, not previously authorized, $8.125 million.
Agreed.
Petroleum products, not previously authorized, $2.735 million.
Agreed.
Technology Service Centre, not previously authorized, $2.420 million.
Agreed.
Total department, not previously authorized, $13.280 million. Mr. Krutko.
Mr. Krutko.
Again, with the Technology Service Centre, I would like to know if that project is on budget and are we going to hopefully not see any cost overruns. Could I get a price on that one?
Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Minister Miltenberger.
Mr. Chairman, I will refer this to Minister McLeod about the new data centre in Yellowknife for $2.379 million and whether it is on budget.
Thank you, Minister Miltenberger. We will go to Minister Michael McLeod.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The new data centre is a multi-year contract that has already been awarded. It is a $7.2 million contract. Work is well underway and the project is currently scheduled for completion by September 2010.
Thank you, Minister McLeod. I think the question also included is it on budget? Thank you.
Of course, Mr. Chairman.
Thank you, Minister McLeod. Mr. Krutko.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am not asking questions in spite. I want to make sure that we are trying to be fiscally responsible. We realize we are probably going to have a tough year next year. I want to make sure that we monitor these programs going forward. I think that it is important to get this information hopefully by the time we conclude this. I would just like to ensure that we are on budget and we are trying to control the expenditures on these projects and we don’t have them run away from us like the Deh Cho Bridge.
Thank you, Mr. Krutko. That is more of a comment. I won’t refer to the Minister. Next on the list is Mr. Bromley.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I think that comment that Mr. Krutko made is completely in line with the concern that many of us have, given our fiscal situation and so on. Basically the wording that is used here, “an offsetting amount was lapsed in the 2009-2010 fiscal year,” doesn’t clarify whether the project was on budget, whether exactly the same amount was lapsed as being proposed for expenditure here. If that is actually the case, maybe the Minister could just say yes in every case. These are simply the same dollars and that would clarify it, but if not, then I would like to say that Mr. Krutko’s question is relevant. Are we on target and on budget with all of these projects? We should get an update as soon as possible on that. Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Minister Miltenberger.
Mr. Chairman, just to point out that we are carrying over lapsed funds from one year to the next, but the issue of the project updates I will refer that to Minister Michael McLeod in terms of a commitment to or is there a request made for information on all of the projects referred to, with your indulgence. Thank you.
Thank you, Minister Miltenberger. We will go to Minister Michael McLeod.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. We do have a very large capital budget as we had over the last couple of years. We have managed, through Public Works, $162 million worth of projects. We have status reports including the budget amounts Mr. Krutko is asking about. We could provide an update. We can give the status of each and every project that we have under our responsibilities. We would be glad to do that at any point.
Thank you, Minister McLeod. Mr. Bromley.
I think I will leave it at that. I think that the concern is clear. We will accept new information.
Thank you, Mr. Bromley. We are on page 12, Technology Service Centre, not previously authorized, $2.420 million.
Agreed.
Total department, $13.280 million.
Agreed.
Okay, moving along to page 13, Health and Social Services, capital investment expenditures, health services programs, not previously authorized, $19.498 million.
Agreed.
Community health programs, not previously authorized, $3.555 million.
Agreed.
Total department, not previously authorized, $23.053 million.
Agreed.
Moving along to page 14, Justice, capital investment expenditures, court services, not previously authorized, $100,000.
Agreed.
Community justice and corrections, not previously authorized, $1.073 million. Mr. Krutko.
I just noted that there is the Inuvik Young Offender Facility. Is it $500,000. Could you just give us an illustration of what that $500,000 is for?
Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Minister Miltenberger. Thank you, Minister Miltenberger. Mr. Kalgutkar.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. The $553,000 is to carry over funding to complete the engineering study on their foundation work.
