It's a good question. Thank you very much.
All companies have had access since we started this contract in 2004. We did a public release throughout the industry inviting any company to pre-qualify. We identified to them what our process would be and how to join the roster of pre-qualified subcontractors. That makes sure we adhere to the government's requirements for security access, insurance coverage, and worker safety and compensation.
Since that time, and beginning at that time, we've met regularly with all the associations, whether provincial or national--for example, the Canadian Construction Association. They've been able to train their membership to a great degree on how to access pre-qualification and bids to our company.
Generally, on an annual basis we also publish regarding pre-qualification for anyone who hadn't been aware of it before. We publicly tender all jobs over $200,000, through newspaper advertisements as well as MERX postings. Again, we're out in the industry, not only in our services for Public Works, but dealing with tens of thousands of subcontractors, and we explain to them how to access work through us.
In terms of your question around value, approximately 80% of the moneys that are given by Public Works to pay for the direct services are funnelled through to small and medium enterprises. The only distinction are large utilities, which can't be considered to be SMEs. They are monopolies, so we have no choice, and that takes a significant amount of the money.
After you exclude utilities, the balance of funding, the 80%, finds its way to small and medium enterprises.