36. Regrets that the Court of Auditors found weaknesses in the application of selection and award criteria for 2 out of 10 procurement procedures of Parliament that it audited relating to the maintenance of buildings and to printing services; calls again on the Bureau to reconsider all control mechanisms for public procurement in order to guarantee the most competitive prices for the goods and services that are offered;

36. Regrets that the Court of Auditors found weaknesses in the application of selection and award criteria for 2 out of 10 procurement procedures of Parliament that it audited relating to the maintenance of buildings and to printing services; calls again on the Bureau to reconsider all control mechanisms for public procurement in order to guarantee the most competitive prices for the goods and services that are offered;

(1) If the Lessee has fully complied with all the covenants and agreements of this lease, the Lessee may at any time within 60 days of the termination or surrender thereof remove any buildings, erections, fixtures and equipment from the said lands, except that the Lessee shall not remove or impair any of the supports, pillars, timbers, frameworks or casings that are necessary to the use, maintenance or safety of the shafts, tunnels or other openings in or underlying the said lands and the approaches thereto, or any article, matter or ...[+++]thing the removal of which might cause any such opening to cave in, give way or become hazardous, and in default of removal within such period of 60 days, all such tools and machinery, buildings, erections, fixtures and equipment shall be absolutely forfeited and shall become and be the property of Her Majesty.

additional office and accommodation equipment, contractual services and utilities, maintenance costs of the buildings.

*Question No. 73 Ms. Dawn Black: With regards to private contracting for food services on Canadian Forces Wings, Bases or Stations: (a) were requests for proposals (RFPs) issued for private companies to create franchise services for food services on military bases at any time over the last two years; (b) if RFPs were issued, was Public Works and Government Services Canada involved during the tendering process and were the tenders administered in accordance with the Financial Administration Act; (c) what directorate, group or principal of the Department of National Defence (DND) administered or managed the tendering process; (d) if, and when, contracts were awarded, what were the agreements ...[+++] for utility costs such as water, electricity, heat, and sewage with the winning bidders; (e) for government-owned infrastructure occupied by private sector franchises or companies, are there lease or rental agreements in place; (f) who are the owners of freestanding buildings on military wings and bases, and if the sole occupant and owner is a franchise or company, how are the property taxes assessed and paid, including all utilities for these buildings; (g) for government-owned facilities that are occupied either partially or solely by private sector franchises or companies, how are maintenance costs to building repairs or preventive maintenance schedules handled for the private sector occupants, and who performs the work; (h) are private sector franchises required to carry and show proof of insurance for personal liability, personal and property damages for these facilities; (i) are there service level agreements set up for emergency services such as police, fire and paramedics between franchises, companies and DND; (j) who are the contract managers for any contracts let for private franchises; (k) what is the length of each contract for all aspects of utility costs, leasing, and rental agreements; (l) has there been any loss in income to any base commander’s budget b ...

(f) administration: additional office and accommodation equipment, contractual services and utilities, maintenance costs of the buildings.