Public Accounts committee  It's $129 million.

Public Accounts committee  It was only the administration fees. We didn't include third-party services, such as property management.

Public Accounts committee  Yes, five potential bidders, plus their affiliated associations, all came to the bidders conference. I only want to point out that it was not a $500 million contract. It was $129 million over five years. It was only the administration fees, and we did not include third-party se

Public Accounts committee  There is a provision within the contract whereby Royal LePage does have to track when business is given to a particular third-party service provider. That is called a referral. It would only be in the instance in which I'm a transferee and I go to Royal LePage and ask them for a

Public Accounts committee  No, sir, it is the referrals. There have only been five documented cases in which somebody has asked Royal LePage for a suggested name of a supplier. When you're relocating, you get an information package from Royal LePage. It has all the participating third-party suppliers with

Public Accounts committee  Mr. Chair, I'd just like to clarify a bit. As Mr. Danagher said, it was a collaborative effort. I was brand-new to the procurement process in 2004. I did not have any technical expertise in relocations. I had to rely, as did the members of the interdepartmental committee, on that

Public Accounts committee  Correct.

Public Accounts committee  I think the contract is clear, and this is something that I will be consulting the client departments on. If they request my assistance in recovering the money charged for property management services in the event that it did occur, Public Works will assist the departments in rec

Public Accounts committee  No, ma'am, I don't.

Public Accounts committee  These were the individuals who were providing, as indicated in the chart, their statement of work and were working on the evaluation criteria that were part of that RFP, yes.

Public Accounts committee  That was highlighted right from the start at the kickoff meeting, and the volumes that were provided--the business volumes--DND did update. It was the methodology used to calculate the property management services that was the same from 2002 to 2004.

Public Accounts committee  There are minutes from the first kick-off meeting that document that we notified the client departments to provide the detailed statement of work and define the volumetrics required for the requirement. That is documented.

Public Accounts committee  Yes, sir.

Public Accounts committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. You'll see that the lowest price and the highest technical score would become your baselines against which you would evaluate the other bidders. In this case, Royal LePage got 984.2 out of a possible 1,000 points. Because that becomes your baseline, they t

Public Accounts committee  I was an acting manager at the time, solely dedicated to this procurement process. I think I mentioned last time that it was a collaborative effort with the members of the interdepartmental committee and with the client departments. They were assisting in the preparation of the R