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SGI postpones decision on head office relocation


May 16, 2014   by Canadian Underwriter


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Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) announced Thursday it is not proceeding with a contract to move its head office from its current location in Regina for the time being.

In a press release, the carrier said it has cancelled a request for proposal for a new building and “has decided to postpone a decision on the re-location or renewal of the SGI head office building,” at 2260 11th Ave..

About 1,000 employees work at SGI’s head office.

“The costs that were put forward in the RFPs came in higher than we as a government were prepared to commit to,” Donna Harpauer, the minister responsible for SGI, stated in the release. “SGI is therefore not proceeding at this time.”

In 2012, SGI had issued a request for expressions of interest for a new office space.

“Four companies were then shortlisted to participate in the Request for Proposals process, with responses received in December 2013,” SGI stated.

“SGI plans to revisit this issue within the next few years,” the carrier stated. “An engineer’s report confirms the current building is structurally sound and safe. There are some infrastructure and maintenance concerns that will need to be addressed at some point, but they are not safety-related. There are no plans for an extensive renovation of the building.”


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