What about things like historical relationships and knowledge of a particular infrastructure project, and having the elements of that particular thing being part of the equation?
Just as an example, let's say some municipality, city or province is in the process of building a new hospital, or is expanding an existing hospital. They'd be looking to use some of the same materials. The ventilation system in an operating room is extremely important. Let's say the hospital is very satisfied with the product they have; they believe it is the best product that's out there today, even though it may not be the lowest price when it comes in.
Do you see those kinds of exceptions as being reasonable and fair to everybody? Everyone can still compete, but the bottom-line price isn't always the absolute factor. I would agree that it should be a huge factor, but are there other factors such as this that should be considered at times?