TO THE HONOURABLE THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA Your Standing Committee on Public Accounts presents the following as its Second Report. Meetings Your Committee met on the following occasions: • December 14, 2015 (5th Session, 40th Legislature) • August 17, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. (1st Session, 41st Legislature) Matters under Consideration • Auditor General's Report – Annual Report to the Legislature – dated March o

Chapter 10 – Waiving of Competitive Bids • Auditor General's Report – Follow-up of Recommendations: Waiving of Competitive Bids, November 2015 • Auditor General's Report – Follow-Up of Previously Issued Recommendations – dated May o Waiving of Competitive Bids Committee Membership Committee Membership for the December 14, 2015 meeting: • Hon. Mr. DEWAR • Mr. FRIESEN • Hon. Mr. GERRARD • Mr. HELWER (Chairperson) • Mr. JHA • Ms. LATHLIN • Mr. MALOWAY • Mr. MARCELINO • Mr. MARTIN • Mr. PEDERSEN • Mr. WIEBE (Vice-Chairperson) Substitution received prior to committee proceedings on December 14, 2015: • Mr.

MARTIN for Mr. SCHULER Committee Membership for the August 17, 2016 meeting: • Mr. B INDLE • Mr. HELWER (Vice-Chairperson) • Mr. JOHNSTON • Ms. KLASSEN • Mr. MALOWAY • Mr. MARCELINO • Mrs. MAYER • Mr. MICHALESKI • Ms. MORLEY-LECOMTE • Mr. WIEBE (Chairperson) • Mr. YAKIMOSKI Officials Speaking on Record Officials speaking on record at the December 14, 2015 meeting: • Norm Ricard, Auditor General of Manitoba • Hon. Mr.

STRUTHERS, Minister of Finance • Jim Hrichishen, Deputy Minister of Conservation and Water Stewardship • Ron Weatherburn, Acting Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation Officials speaking on record at the August 17, 2016 meeting: • Norm Ricard, Auditor General of Manitoba • Hon. Mr. PEDERSEN, Minister of Infrastructure • Lance Vigfusson, Deputy Minister of Infrastructure • Scott Sinclair, Associate Deputy Minister of Finance Agreements: Your Committee agreed to conclude consideration of

Chapter 10 – Waiving of Competitive Bids of the Auditor General’s Report – Annual Report to the Legislature – dated March at the August 17, 2016 meeting. Your Committee agreed to conclude consideration of Waiving of Competitive Bids of the Auditor General's Report – Follow-Up of Previously Issued Recommendations – dated May at the August 17, 2016 meeting.

Report Considered and Adopted: Your Committee has considered the following report and has adopted the same as presented: • Auditor General's Report – Follow-up of Recommendations: Waiving of Competitive Bids, November Reports Considered but not Passed: Your Committee has considered the following reports but did not pass them: • Auditor General's Report – Annual Report to the Legislature – dated March 2014 (

Chapter 10 – Waiving of Competitive Bids – concluded consideration of) • Auditor General's Report – Follow-Up of Previously Issued Recommendations – dated May 2016 (Waiving of Competitive Bids – concluded consideration of) Submitted by, _______________________________ Mr. Matt W IEBE, Chairperson August 17, 2016