Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I just want to add a couple more questions onto what the Member for Nunakput was asking the Minister responsible for the NWT Housing Corporation. Can the Minister let me know if these 17 units are going to be all put out for public tender? Thank you.
Thank you, Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you, Member, for your comments. Yes, they will be put out for public tender in the next two months. Thank you.
Knowing the people that work in my community, we have a mixture of stick-built, and we have modular builders in our community. Will that be part of the package being put out so it allows for them to also get work for both?
Thank you, Member, for your comments. The units that will be constructed, they will be stick-built, and I am looking at the education and training to go along with those units and the opportunity for the surrounding communities within the tax-base communities, as well, and looking at the education and training to be building the units and also the maintenance aspect of it, as well. It is going to increase our services that we are going to have to be offering at those community levels. Going forward, the opportunity will create employment, which is what we are working towards. Thank you, Member.
In the mandate, there are 25 units per year for the next four years. Would the Minister be able to let me know if any of those units would be considered to have modular build? Like I said, we do have that capacity in our community.
Thank you, Member, for your comments. The Northwest Territories Housing Corporation is encouraged to create employment within the communities. Looking at the design that we have created for the RCMP units and looking at the education and training for those units, I am looking at going forward to providing those services in the smaller communities. Elaborating on it a little bit more, I really want to emphasize that the opportunity that these units are going to be providing, looking at the modular units that are coming forward, they would be constructed very quickly, very fast. With the stick-built units, I know they are just a little bit more expensive than just putting the modular units on the ground. There is no plan to construct the modular units at this time.
We are forecasting looking at building the stick-built units with the design that was created between the federal government and the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation, looking at the environment and really mindful of the permafrost, at the environment that we will be constructing in, as well. There has been put forward a lot of thought into this project. There are 47 units going across the Northwest Territories. Going forward, I would like to elaborate on it a little bit more and keep the Members updated on when these units will be constructed and when they would be put out for tender. Thank you, Member.
Thank you, Minister. Final supplementary, Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Would the Minister commit to, maybe even when visiting my community, coming to meet with the company that does construct these units and maybe even come and see one when they are in my region? I think there is one in Tuktoyaktuk if I am not mistaken, and there are other ones in Norman Wells, as well. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Member, for your comments. Yes, I will commit to coming into your riding and taking a look at these units as I am very eager, very excited to see how these public tenders and these projects are going to pan out. I am very interested in looking at the local hired, how many people we have employed within that, within your riding. Thank you, Member. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Minister. Time for question period has expired. Member for Nunakput.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am asking to go back to oral questions on the orders of the day. Thank you.
Thank you. The Member is seeking unanimous consent to go back to orders of the day number 7, oral questions.
---Unanimous consent denied
Number 8, written questions. Member for Monfwi.
Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to return to item number 7 of the orders of the day. Masi.
