tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post1628565464178280298..comments2023-10-25T07:29:40.789-02:30Comments on UNCLE GNARLEY: PREMIER BALL RIGHT TO CALL FOR HUMBER VALLEY PAVING INQUIRYDes Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02566013585647491614noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-62683141303949178152016-01-11T12:16:48.853-03:302016-01-11T12:16:48.853-03:30Your analysis that the taxpayer had to forgive onl...Your analysis that the taxpayer had to forgive only (only) $2 million may well be correct. My impression is that because of bundling with other work of the contract to finish, this is difficult to establish. Where I come from, $2 million is real money.<br />As to oaths to tell the truth, these are mainly for show and mean very little. Cross examination can mean a lot more, but if it occurred, there is no indication of it in the text of the AG report, or in the inferences drawn (or not drawn) as to truth telling.Ches Crosbienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-74650911725491998932016-01-08T13:12:04.457-03:302016-01-08T13:12:04.457-03:30Agreed that this was a totally shady deal that sho...Agreed that this was a totally shady deal that should be investigated. However there is a misconception out there that the province lost the opportunity to collect $19 million which is totally false. From memory HVP completed 60% of the work to the satisfaction of the government (ie no deficiencies to be corrected) and were paid 60% of the value of the contract (approx. $11.4 million). With HVP refusing to come back and complete the remaining 40% of the work the government was forced to retender the outstanding work. I understand that the tender for the remaining 40% came in approximately $2 million higher than the value of the remaining 40% of the HVP contract. Had the bonds not been released, the government would have been in their rights to go after the bonding company for this additional cost ($2 million) to complete the project. Never would the government been able to get the $19 million or even 40% of it (the value of the uncompleted work). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-30064001883962618702015-12-28T10:50:04.985-03:302015-12-28T10:50:04.985-03:30I did some face checking and all the people who we...I did some face checking and all the people who were questioned by the AG were under oath. The AG also had Lawyers present who cross examined those involved. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08507873349535460067noreply@blogger.com