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Suppliers that have expended resources to bid on public procurement should have the right to know whether and why they were not successful only.

Question 15 options:

	True
	False

When evaluating a proposal, the purchaser has a duty to conduct a fair, open and transparent competition.

Question 16 options:

	True
	False

A competitive RFP has resulted in five bids with the following results. The bidders, their total financial bids and their rated evaluation (out of 100) are below.

Albacore $100,000 70 points

Balford $110,000 81 points

Coleman $115,000 85 points

Decal $80,000 65 points

Energizer $99,000 71 points

If the pass mark is 70 and the method of selection is the lowest price per point, which is the winning bidder?

Question 17 options:

	Albacore
	Balford
	Coleman
	Decal
	Energizer