The expression of interest (EOI) document was released on 10 May 2006. The closing date for submission was 8 June 2006.
The six EOI responses were evaluated against a range of appropriate selection criteria including experience and capability, commercial and contractual structure, innovation and service delivery, financial capacity and the extent to which responses demonstrated understanding of the project vision, goals and objectives.
The EOI evaluation process was well documented, and the three short-listed respondents were invited to submit a proposal in response to the project brief.