(a) After the Submission Date, the Project Owner will:
(1) review and evaluate:
(A) the Project Proposal which has been developed by the Proponent and submitted to the Project Owner;
(B) the Project Proposal submitted by the Other Proponent; and
(C) the Proponent and the Other Proponent,
against the evaluation criteria set out in the Request for Proposal;
(2) review any comments in respect of the Project Proposal received from its independent advisors, including any report in respect of the Project Proposal (including the TOC) provided to the Project Owner by an independent adviser in accordance with clause 10;
(3) consider the views, experiences and responses of the Core Team on the Proponent and other key stakeholders of the Project Owner involved in the AD Phase;
(4) without limiting the Project Owner's rights under the Request for Proposal or otherwise, within a reasonable time of having received the Project Proposal, determine whether the Proponent or the Other Proponent is selected as the Successful Proponent; and
(5) within a reasonable time of having made a decision, notify both the Proponent and the Other Proponent in writing of its decision.
(b) The Proponent must honestly and openly answer any questions which the Project Owner and its independent consultants may have in connection with the Project Proposal in a manner consistent with the Proponent's commitments under clause 3 of this Agreement.