Mr. Peter Smyth:

I note that it would have been better if a third party had been present when the phone call was made. The nature of the dialogue process is that there is an ongoing exchange and dialogue with the bidders. It is very different from most of the procurement processes. The only other process that would be similar is a negotiated process. All the other processes have an arm's length approach where I send a person a document. The person answers it and I evaluate it and may ask for clarifications. A dialogue process is specifically designed to allow the parties to meet, discuss and test and push ideas.