Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my questions are around negotiated contracts and are for the Premier.
The Negotiated Contracts Policy allows the Government to negotiate contracts outside the competitive contract process. The policy also requires the government to disclose some information on its negotiated contracts, but not enough for this House to assess whether each negotiated contract is serving its purpose: To deliver benefits that competitive contracting wouldn’t, or to build capacity of Northern businesses.
Please provide a list of all negotiated contracts awarded by or completed for the Government of the Northwest Territories in the 19th Assembly, and:
For each negotiated contract that was completed in the 19th Assembly or multiyear over the course of the 19th Assembly, please indicate:
The department or agency that awarded the contract;
The contractor’s name(s);
The scope of contract;
The total contract value;
The fiscal year of the contract (if multiyear);
The duration of contract;
The specific benefits analysis;
The statement on the specific benefits achieved, including quantitative and qualitative data in support of that statement (if completed);
Whether the Minister responsible provided written consent to further assign or subcontract the contract, in whole or in part, or to provide substitute personnel for the purposes of performing the services, beyond the original awarded contract;
The total estimated premium (if available);
The significant extent, if known, to which the contract involved a subcontractor or partner not eligible under the Negotiated Contracts Policy;
The public notice of the awarding of the negotiated contract and the reasons for negotiating the contract rather than awarding the contract through a competitive contracting process.
In addition, for each negotiated contract that was awarded in the 19th Assembly but is not yet complete, please provide:
The department or agency that awarded the contract;
The contractor’s name(s);
The scope of contract;
The total contract value;
The fiscal year of the contract (if multiyear);
The duration of contract;
Whether the Minister responsible provided written consent to further assign or subcontract the contract, in whole or in part, or to provide substitute personnel for the purposes of performing the services, beyond the original awarded contract;
The significant extent, if known, to which the contract involved a subcontractor or partner not eligible under the Negotiated Contracts Policy;
The public notice of the awarding of the negotiated contract and the reasons for negotiating the contract rather than awarding the contract through a competitive contracting process.
3) Finally, please also provide the guidelines and other directions that the Executive Council has established to implement the Negotiated Contracts Policy.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
