Public Accounts committee  When we go for the major call, yes, there will. That is our recommendation, to have a fairness monitor.

Public Accounts committee  For the major proposal, yes, it will be a full, in-depth process.

Public Accounts committee  I don't have a date at this point.

Public Accounts committee  For the major piece of work we first have to go to Treasury Board, get authorities, and then go forward with the tender process. This initial tender offering will be for 40% of the demolition and abatement work, a smaller package, so it will be a pre-qualified list of general c

Public Accounts committee  No.

Public Accounts committee  We will be going out for tender in the coming month. That's the plan. The work will begin in September, as soon as the building is emptied.

Public Accounts committee  We can come back with a full accounting of those costs once we've gone to Treasury Board and gone through--

Public Accounts committee  We have contacted both the prime consultant and the general contractor. As I indicated, that was on the basis of an independent assessment of the issue. I would say at this point there is a disagreement between Public Works and those bodies. We do not want to wait; we want to avo

Public Accounts committee  As I indicated earlier, we plan to start work this fall, so that would mean an initial call for tenders this summer.

Public Accounts committee  Thank you. This is one of those real win-win scenarios, I truly believe. We're gaining a lot. We're getting a peer-reviewed assessment done by the university. We've partnered in a very strategic manner, I believe, with three universities--specifically, the University of Calgary,

Public Accounts committee  On the issue of the stairs and confidence in the project, there are a few key things I can say. We had an independent assessment of the cause of the cracks in the stairs. The advice we got back was that it was a design flaw and a construction issue. So we are going to take steps

Public Accounts committee  As I indicated earlier, we are always looking for opportunities to accelerate work. We break the work packages, if you will, into the type of work that can be done in parallel so that we can accelerate, if possible, the work and make the best use of the artisanal capacity, which

Public Accounts committee  I would first emphasize that the West Block, the East Block, and the Library of Parliament are structural load-bearing buildings and very well built. In restoring them, we've assessed and analyzed very deeply how they were built. We have a deeper recognition of how well they were

Public Accounts committee  Thank you. It is a good question. I would underline two key points. One is part of the long-term vision and plan. There is a need for additional committee rooms, so that's in the plan. These will be converted into permanent committee rooms on the Hill, where there is limited spa

Public Accounts committee  As the deputy correctly pointed out, we are going to Treasury Board in the fall to get a large authority for the West Block. But we do already have authority from Treasury Board to proceed with 40% of the demolition and abatement work. We do not have to wait for Treasury Board au