We would normally go to tender. But in a situation where there is a unique property and nothing else is available, for example, we are very familiar with the area in the national capital region. We know what properties are there, and we are constantly examining them. We're leasing and building, and so forth, in the area.
When there is a situation like the campus at Merivale, where there is land and a building has already been built, we would look around. If we had gone to tender, for example, this would be the only property we're aware of that would have met the requirements. The problem then becomes a situation where the vendor knows he has the only property that would meet the needs and he could bid at a price that is higher than we could negotiate. We would be obliged to accept it because it would now be a tender, there's only one applicant, and you therefore have a price.
It is much to the advantage of the Crown to negotiate directly. This happens in various other types of situations.