Largest MTO projects in the North.

Ranked by value of contract--By KELLY LOUISEIZE

                                      Contract Tender

Rank   Projects description and location    Value

1      Bridge construction on Hwy 11,      $33,220,000
       2.5 km. south of Hwy 518
       northerly 8.1 km. Katrine

2      Winter and summer Hwy.              $8.600,000
       maintenance in the New
       Liskeard area

3      Road construction on Hwy 17         $8,136,106
       Blind River west limits westerly
       24.1 km. including Hwy 546

4      Bridge construction Hwy. 11         $7,601,552
       Missinaibi River Bridge at
       Mattice

5      Road construction, Hwy 17 from      $3,998,877
       1.3 km. east of junction of municipal
       Rd. 55 at Lively easterly 14.5 km.

6      Road construction Hwy 11, Sturgeon  $2,948,000
       and Pinewood River Ridges

7      Road construction, Hwy 17A, Kenora  $2,872,187
       Bypass, Hwy 17 westerly
       34.5 km.

8      Road construction on Hwy 17,        $2,646,750
       12.9 km west of Shabaqua

9      Road construction on Hwy 17,        $1,942,121
       12.7 km west of Upsala

10     Road improvements on Hwy.           $1,880,000
       101 through Timmins

11     Hwy. improvements in                $1,066,000
       Sault Ste. Marie

12     Highway improvements in             $865,000
       Dryden

13     Hwy. improvements in                $550,000
       Elliot Lake

14     Highway improvements in             $400,000
       Smooth Rock Falls

15     Improvement project on Hwy. 11      $200,000
       through Kapuskasing

16     Hwy improvements in                 $50,000
       Fort Frances

17     Widening of Hwy 69 through
       Wahta Mohawk First Nation territory

                                                        Estimated date
Rank   Contractor                         Start Date      Completion

1      Catillion                          June 10/03      Sept. 14/05
       Construction

2      Integrated                         Oct17/03        Oct 10/10
       Maintenance
       & Operations
       Service

3      Lafarge                            July 02/03      Aug. 23/04
       Canada

4      Peter Kiewitt                      June 18/03      Oct. 05/03
       & Sons Co. Ltd.

5      Pioneer                            June 06/03      Sept. 16/03
       Construction

6      Facca Inc.                         July 09/03      Aug. 20/04

7      Lafarge Canada                     June 16/03      Oct. 03/03

8      Miller                             June 06/03      Aug. 22/03
       Northwest Ltd.

9      Towland-                           June 03/03      Aug. 26/03
       Hewitson Construction Ltd.

10     Interpaving                        July 15/ 03     Oct. 15/03
       Ltd.

11
       Info not available

12     Contract not yet advertised

13     Beamish                            No official date set
       Construction

14     Contract not yet advertised

15     Information not available

16     Engineering                        June/03        Aug 30/03
       Northwest

17     Contract not yet advertised.