In addition to the follow up from staff on this matter, I would draw your attention to a recent lawsuit in Brampton, Ontario. If nothing more, it highlights the potential for litigation in the tendering processes.
This is the key part of the article:
“The City of Brampton will pay close to $1 million to settle a lawsuit by a construction company that lost a major municipal contract despite being the lowest bidder.
In a close 6-5 vote, the majority of city councillors went against a staff recommendation in June to award the $25 million Queen Street East reconstruction project to Aecon Construction, the lowest bidder. Instead, politicians awarded the contract to the second-lowest bidder, Graham Brothers Construction, the only local company in the bidding process.”
The full article can be found athttp://www.northpeel.com/brampton/news/article/82460