Mr. Speaker, the technical review was conducted by officials from my department, from public works, from the Fire Commission of Canada and outside private sector experts who deal with security matters. The area of costs was done by professional cost planning, an estimating firm, which also indicated that the winning design would have a substantial saving for taxpayers in Canada.
The investor and the heads of programs involved in Berlin also valued the proposals according to the function. In other words, four separate procedures, four separate evaluations, were all brought together to make the best decision for Canada.