In addition to Owner's resources that work exclusively with only one Proponent, the Owner may have 'crossover resources' that work across the two Proponents. These would commonly be subject experts in limited numbers that the Owner would make available to both Proponents.
In summary, the following groupings of Owner resources are present in a dual negotiation process:
Table 7: Groupings of Owner resources
| Group | Traditional | Alliancing | Implications for Alliancing |
| The Owner's subject expert or cross-over resources working with both Proponent teams | Both generalist and specialist resources will interact with the Proponents to explain and answer questions. | These are usually subject specialists who would collaborate separately with both Proponents in addition to explaining and answering questions. | Given the use of the same Owner's specialist resources, the probity principles of fairness; and consistency and objectivity should be met. The probity principle of conflict of interest/bias can also be managed with the establishment of appropriate probity rules and having a team with several individuals. |
| The Owner's resources working exclusively within one Proponent team | This does not apply in traditional contracting. | These are essentially the Owner's Participant(s), collaborating with their Proponent, for the duration of the ADA. | The probity objectives of fairness, consistency and conflicts of interest can be managed with the Owner ensuring that the knowledge, experience and capability of the two teams of Owner Participants for each Proponent are matched. The Owner will need to be responsive to any concerns raised by a Proponent. |
| The Owner's tender evaluation panel | Many members of this panel normally would also interact with the Proponents during tender offer preparation. | Some members of this panel normally would also collaborate with the Proponents during tender offer preparation.18 | A highly detailed and structured tender evaluation process, involving large evaluation teams will ensure that the probity objectives of fairness; consistency and objectivity, and conflict of interest/bias are managed. |
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18 It would be expected that the Owner's resources working exclusively with one Proponent would undertake a structured and detailed evaluation, based on their experiences, of non-price elements of the tender selection criteria. The evaluation of the price component of the Proponents' Proposals may involve specialist resources who have not been involved in developing the Proponent's Proposal.