1.   Birch said he expects the tender process to take four to five months.

2.   It is an expensive service and if the company loses the tender process losses could mount up considerably, he said.

3.   A tender process open to all bidders, according to Polish law, would open if the government decides to buy the planes, he said.

4.   But to get the money, the Stability Pact has to go through a long tender process and none of the major projects have gotten off the ground.

5.   CMB said in a statement that it would decide whether to participate in the tender when details of the tender process were announced.

6.   McLachlan did not specifically say why the McDonnell Douglas Goshawk was eliminated from the tender process.

7.   MMIM had been contracted following a tender process evaluated by management consultancy firm Coopers and Lybrand, Fischer said.

8.   The CAA had also falsified information about its tender processes and methodology, the judge found.

9.   The CAA board eventually opted for Thomson, prompting a government review that found the tender process was unsound and unfair.

10.   The CAA had also falsified information about its tender processes and methodology, as well as engaging in conduct contravening the Trade Practices Act, the judge found.