It is a mechanism that scares away a multitude of firms in our sector. They simply will not bid on the contract. Often they get really upset when they participate in the first couple of phases of an RFP, the invitation to qualify, and they're going through the triple R phase, which is refining the requirements. Then, when it gets to the RFP, they find out that there's unlimited liability, and they have to walk away. Well, they've just invested nine months taking part in this.
On February 1st, 2018. See this statement in context.