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Request for Proposals for the Purchase and Processing of HardwoodResidual Timber RFP_RT 2012Supplementary Information No. 5This Supplementary Information No.5 is issued pursuant to paragraph 12.3(b) andforms part of the Request for Proposals documentation. The information in thisSupplementary Information No 5 should be read with the Important Informationstatements on page (i) of the RFP.27 July 20121. Amendment to RFP TimetableThe Timetable at Item 2.2 of the RFP as amended by Supplementary InformationNos 2 and 4, is deleted and replaced with the following:EventDate & TimeRFP Released 25 January 2012Break-even Prices provided 9 March 2012Registration Clarification meetings 14 – 23 March 2012Closing Time for Proposals 23 April 2012Negotiations Commence July 2012Evaluation of non-complex* Proposals July – August 2012Offers made to successful Proponents of noncomplexProposalsContinuation of negotiations for complexProposalsAugust 2012July – September 2012Final Evaluations of complex* Proposals September 2012Government Endorsements where required September 2012Offers made to successful Proponents ofcomplex ProposalsAnnouncement of successful Proponents andnotifications to unsuccessful Proponents*See below amended Section 11.4September – October 2012October 2012