Our team, consisting of Deton’ Cho Stantec (DCS) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), is pleased to offer the following response to the Request for Proposal for the Seasonal Overland Road (SOR) Financing Options Study for the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT), Department of Transportation. This report follows the structure outlined in the DCS and PwC May 31, 2012 proposal to the (GNWT).

The following business case presents an opportunity for Canada and the GNWT to further collaborate in the construction of a 321 kilometre section of highway from Wrigley to Norman Wells in the Central Mackenzie Valley. The Project would further assert Canadian sovereignty in the North by providing reliable access into a relatively isolated region of the territory, incentivizing resource exploration and development of the rich petroleum reserves of the region, and promoting social and economic opportunities for residents of the NWT and Canada. It is estimated that 14,082 jobs within the NWT and the rest of Canada will be created during the construction phase of the project, while 161 long-term jobs are expected to be created for the operation and maintenance phase.