Letting of Contracts at Central TAFE Public Hearing AM session

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17/36/glj All right, so it's not really a question of your recollection, is it? You are able to say that you did not attend a meeting of the evaluation panel for phase 3. Correct?---Correct. 4/10/06 NICHOLSON, B.J. XN 206 Spark & Cannon
18/37/mjd There's no doubt in your mind about that, is there?---No. No. Now, when and how did you learn that Ms Saleh-Evans had succeeded in being awarded the phase 3 contract?---I would have been made aware of that through the presentation of the recommendation report to our office requesting that we - - - Right, now I want to ask you a question now and be very careful about the answer for a reason I'll explain. I'm going to ask you when you assessed the various bids - and I think there were not many of them. Is that right?---Yes. When you assessed them - I'm going to ask whether you had come to a conclusion about those bids but it's most important that you not identify whatever person it was that came to mind as being the best bid. You understand? Right, now the question is did you read and assess the bids and come to a conclusion about which was the best bid? Just yes or no to that?---Yes. Right. Was the person that came to your mind as the successful - as the person who should be the successful bidder, the bid by Ms Saleh-Evans?---No. You had some other party in mind. Is that correct?---Yes. Were some of the bids over $50,000?---I believe so. Were there other bids under $50,000 apart from Ms Saleh-Evans?---I don't recall. Did you have a meeting by way of a telephone conversation - I'll withdraw that. Did you have a telephone conversation with Mr Gary Fitzgerald by way of a discussion about the various bids that had come in for phase 3?---Quite possibly. General process would have been that I would have notified the - - - I just want to know firstly whether you did have a discussion. You're saying quite possibly. Is that right? ---Well, it's how many years ago was it? I can't recall. Right?---If I was doing my job correctly yes I would have. Right. At the college at the time was there a capacity for speaker phone meetings? Well, you know, for multi-party meetings, more than two people on the line?---I don't know. Did you ever take part in a three-way conversation with Mr Fitzgerald about the bids for phase 3?---I don't recall it. Do you recall a conversation with Mr Fitzgerald in which you expressed the view that two of the bids could be 4/10/06 NICHOLSON, B.J. XN 207 11.37 Spark & Cannon
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