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INSTRUCTIONS TO PROPONENTS

IP 10 - DETAILS OF PROPOSAL EVALUATION

10.1   Proposals that comply with the Requirements of PS 2 through 5 of the CCS Performance Specifications Section
          15940, will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

.1    The price quoted for the "Total Amount of Proposal", will form the basis of the evaluation. Evaluation of
       Items .2 through .5 will each involve calculations to arrive at a capital cost credit or a capital cost
       penalty.  The credits and penalties will be subtracted from or added to the Total Amount of Proposal to
       arrive at an adjusted amount for the proposal for best value comparison.

.2    An amount equal to two times the amount of the Two Year Extended Warranty described in IP 3.9 will
       be added to the Total Amount of Proposal.

.3    Unit prices for all components must be provided with the proposal. An amount equal to FIVE (5) percent of
       the cost for SAPs, TUCs and sensors used in the system will be added to the Amount of Proposal. Unit
       costs for these components will be taken from the information provided in IP 3.10.

.4    A credit will be given for systems that inherently provide the following operator interface, data presentation,
       software and other features that are in excess of requirements of PS2 through PS5 of the CCS Performance
       Specifications, Section 15940.

       .1    Graphing of Trend Log Data, Setup & Accessing - A credit will be given for systems that are easy to
              set up, produce easily readable graphs, and which are easily accessible during daily use. Maximum
              credit will be ONE (1.0) percent of the Total Amount of Proposal.

       .2    Graphing of Trend Log Data, Enhanced Functionality - A credit will be given for systems that provide
              enhanced functionality over the mandatory requirements in the Performance Specifications. Such
              features include zooming, scrolling, automatic real time updates, colour printing from the graph and the
              ability to selectively select the trend log points from multi-point trends. Maximum credit will be ONE
              (1.0) percent of the Total Amount of Proposal.

       .3    Custom Access - A credit will be given for systems that provide the ability to create custom menus in
              text access mode that are linked to operator ID's. Credit will also be given to systems that provide the
              ability to link sets of custom graphics to operator ID's. Maximum credit will be ONE HALF (0.5)
              percent of the Total Amount of Proposal.

       .4    Custom Text Screen Display - A credit will be given for systems that provide flexibility in the creation of
              custom screen displays in text access mode. Important criteria are: flexibility in selecting points for
              display from anywhere in the CCS, ability to control screen format, point position and output from the
              screen. Maximum credit will be ONE (1.0) percent of the Total Amount of Proposal.

       .5    Operator Control Language (OCL) - The OCL in some systems includes powerful global operands or
              commands which simplifies the writing of application software. Maximum credit will be ONE (1.0)
              percent of the Total Amount of Proposal.

       .6    Operator Event History - Display of who accessed the system, the time of the event and changes made.
              Credit of ONE HALF (0.5) percent of the Total Amount of Proposal.

       .7    Effective System Processing and Display Speed - A credit will be given for systems that provide
              improved inter-SAP processing and display speed in order to enhance graphics use. System
              performance will be judged based on Corporation-standard hardware connected directly to the system.
              Maximum credit will be ONE (1.0) percent of the Total Amount of Proposal.

.5    A penalty will be levied against system for the following:

       (a)    Command Feedback (Non-graphics Mode) - The ability for an operator to be able to issue a command
               without graphics and then see the results of the command on the screen display with a minimum of keystrokes
               is very important. The number of keystrokes required will be evaluated for each system and the penalty will be
               proportional to the number of keystrokes required. Maximum penalty will be ONE (1.0) percent of the Total
              Amount of Proposal.

      (b)    Buffers - Products which require an operator to manipulate a buffer as part of the operator interface are
              detrimental if extra steps are required to perform an operation, or if accidental cross-loading of database can
              occur. The number of extra steps required to edit various types of database and the potential of accidental
              cross-loading will be evaluated for systems as such. Maximum penalty will be TWO (2) percent of the Total
              Amount of Proposal


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