Mr. Paul Moran:

Nine contractors showed interest in the project, whether by themselves or with joint venture partners. It was a restricted public procurement procedure so we had to make a shortlist of five. We short-listed from nine contractors to five. We then ran the tender competition, which was based on quality and price. With regard to quality, which accounted for 70% of the marks, there was a strong emphasis on getting the right people and ascertaining their approach to various aspects of the job. Finally, we put bidders through a behavioural assessment. This was new to us, but it is used overseas for collaborative new engineering contract, NEC, types of contract. The five tenderers were put through the wringer from a quality point of view. We came out with the one with which we are working on stage 1.