2. Was the upfront payment a legitimate reimbursement of expenditure?
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2.1 Is seeking upfront payments an unusual practice?
2.2 Was the upfront payment a decisive criterion in the assessment of the bids?
2.3 Was the basis for reimbursement of the RTA's expenditure clear in advance?
2.4 Was payment to the RTA only reimbursement for costs incurred?
2.5 Was the reimbursement of the RTA's expenditure applied as intended?
2.6 How did the upfront payment influence the tolls?
2.7 Did the upfront payment change over the project development stages?