Mr. Gerry Gannon:

With all due respect, I may jump from one question to another here. On the evaluation on the opening of the tenders, the suite of tender documents refers to the confidentiality of evaluation. After the official opening of tenders, no information relating to the examination, clarification, evaluation and comparison of tenders and recommendations concerning the award of a contract shall be disclosed to tenders or other persons not officially concerned with such process.

On canvassing, interference and collusive tendering, the documents state that any attempt by a tenderer to influence the process of tender evaluation and contract award through canvassing or other means shall result in that tender being rejected. Tenderers are advised that the use of improper influence will also result in the tender being automatically disqualified. Examples of such improper influence would be collusion, price fixing, bid rotation or market division.

As to whether unsuccessful tenderers as advised, the answer to that question is, "Yes". Also, at pre-qualification questionnaire, PQQ, stage, if the applicant is not suitable, he or she is advised at that stage. He or she does not even make the panel of suitable operators from which the operators are asked to tender. If they fail at tender, they are written to and given the reasons.