Government Operations committee  That is a very good question, Mr. Chair. The program you mentioned, the West Block program, includes projects that have been done in recent years as well as the project itself. If we calculate the amounts for the projects that have already been included, we can see the entire pr

Government Operations committee  Thank you for the question. In a few moments, I will turn things over to my colleague, Mr. DiMillo, who is responsible for the design and construction of the project. I would like to emphasize that the object of the model is to show the effect visually. The photos that we are s

Government Operations committee  Mr. Chair, I would like to add that the roof is made in such a way as to not be visible from the street. After discussions with a number of our experts, we have come to understand that the heritage value of the building should not be affected or diminished by the addition of the

Government Operations committee  Thank you for your question. The roof is reinforced. You can see in the model that, inside, there is a new series of columns, independent of the building, that will hold the roof up. In terms of the weight of snow, the engineers we are working with are very well-regarded in Can

Government Operations committee  Thank you very much for your question. As you just mentioned, the 2010 Auditor General's report had two aspects. One of the elements was the governance, the other was the work done by Public Worlds and Government Services Canada. In terms of the work done by Public Works and Gov

Government Operations committee  It's a long question. Right now, the latest thing we have decided to do is to go with five-year tranches. By doing that, we have better control of the spending. We can go back to Treasury Board or go back to cabinet. We have a structure that allows us to give the government the

Government Operations committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I am going to make my presentation mostly in French and my colleagues will speak to you in English. Thank you very much for inviting us. I am joined today by my colleagues Joanne Monette, Director General, Planning and Operations, Parliamentary Precinct Br

Government Operations committee  All of our current projects involve both a demolition component and a removal of hazardous materials component. The removal of those materials often falls under a more comprehensive contract. Before I could give you the exact figures, I would have to do a bit of research. But, of

Government Operations committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. What we are doing currently is bringing the roofing components to optimal levels. As I said, the estimate for the roofing structure is $42 million. We are still trying to tighten up that estimate. I also want to point out that is only one part of the progra

Government Operations committee  Thanks for the question, Mr. Martin. I know you're really interested in that issue. I just want to say that the construction costs included in our estimates have been verified by the world-class architects we hired. We also hired a third party to review the construction costs. O

Government Operations committee  The main issue with respect to difficult management and the consensus had to do with the allocation of governance responsibilities among the various partners involved. It did not have to do with PWGSC's work. The Auditor General said in her report that our project management pra

Government Operations committee  Thank you for the question. When we use the private sector's services, it's key for us is to retain the internal capacity to monitor and take care of anything that has to do with internal audits. We will always maintain a solid team so as to be able to manage those contracts.

Government Operations committee  For instance, when we have to free up the building at 180 Wellington Street or the West Block, we always end up with about 50 offices that need to be modified or relocated. Therefore, during each five-year period, since our long-term vision planning applies to that period—

Government Operations committee  Those are mostly administrative offices located downtown, and we also have some warehouses. Here are the addresses of the buildings we are leasing: 119, 131 and 181 Queen Street; 2074 and 2086 Walkley Road—workshops are located at the latter locations, outside the downtown area.

Government Operations committee  Thank you for your question. We try to find accommodations that meet the Senate's and the House of Commons' requirements. We assess what our needs will be over a five-year period and we look for accommodations that are in line with that assessment. Most of the leases we sign are