<Insert a brief statement on the fairness of the process (include the word, or variations on the words "transparency" and "fairness">. A Fairness Auditor, <insert name of Fairness Auditor here>, prepared a report on the fairness of the process (Appendix D) <Insert the Final Fairness Auditor's Report in Appendix D>.
A Request for Qualifications was publicly issued on < Date: Month Day, Year>. <Total number of respondent teams> teams responded and were evaluated on experience, personnel qualifications, past performance and financial capability. The three teams asked to submit proposals were <Insert the names of the bid teams - ensure the names are correct>.4
The Request for Proposal (RFP) process ran from <Insert dates in Month Day, Year format>. The "made-in-Alberta" approach to P3s ensures the process is competitive throughout. During the RFP process, the teams made financial and technical submissions to ensure that they met the project's minimum specifications. The government issued a draft form of the contract during the RFP process. The teams provided comments on it. Before receiving financial bids, the government issued the final form of the contract that the successful proponent signed. There were no negotiations on this contract after financial bids were received.
Once the three teams provided RFP submissions, they all submitted financial bids based on the final form of the contract. These bids are summarized in Table 3 (Appendix F). <Insert the name of the proponent submitting the lowest NPV bid> submitted the lowest price, on a net present value basis, and won the contract. <If the name of the low bidder changed when it signed the agreement, describe how the low bidder(X) created a special purpose company (Y) to carry out the work of the contract.>
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4 The companies that make up the teams are listed in Table 5 (Appendix E).