Five point three billion, so it's a substantial contract. The purpose of the contract is to maintain our buildings. The buildings in question, to which the minister referred, represent some 350 buildings in Canada. SNC-Lavalin ProFac looks after 80% of them. It's not 100%, but it's still a very large percentage. The department looks after the other 20%. What we would call maintenance is done by the department for 20% of the buildings, and in 80% of the buildings, that is the majority of them, are handled by the contractor.
The way we work in the department, the company has a design program, things that have to be done. There are always more projects than money to carry them out, and that's more or less the reality. You know this, you saw it in a document that was made public, our capital expenditure budget is about $350 million. The first point I would make is that the $350 million consists in a series of projects that are categorized. You will recognize that: there are type A, type B and type C projects. The most important ones are those with the greatest demand in terms of security and workplace health. If things have to be solved quickly, that will be the first stratum of projects implemented by SNC-Lavalin ProFac.
There is one other point. I'd like to open a parenthesis here before I answer your question directly. The $300-million accelerated infrastructure program will be increased by $200 million this year. But we keep the reports that we will make to Parliament very separate. There's the standard money, approved, if it is approved, that we have in our hands as opposed to what is done by AIP. I would like to emphasize that the execution mechanism is the same; that's very important.
With regards to the contractual relationship and the type of measures in place, we don't tell SNC-Lavalin ProFac how to do their job. The company has a responsibility for execution. I will allow Mr. McGrath to explain how SNC-Lavalin ProFac normally proceeds to implement projects. However, according to the terms of the contract, we have a responsibility to be satisfied that the work is executed properly in accordance with the money paid to SNC-Lavalin ProFac. Mr. McGrath will explain the mechanism. Obviously, we won't simply hand over money to the contractor without ensuring that the work that has to be done has been done properly.
Mr. McGrath will touch on these points, perhaps starting with the way the company proceeds with small and medium-size business in terms of competitions, as well as the issue of the audits we conduct.