Exhibit 6.3
Competing Priorities
Officials received two bids to fill a requirement for emergency power equipment. One was for $25 million;
the other, for $10 million, did not meet the specifications demanded. Officials did not have the contract
rebid but allowed the low bidder to modify its proposal and then awarded it the contract. The losing bidder
appealed; the Canadian International Trade Tribunal upheld the complaint and recommended
compensation for costs and loss of profits amounting to about $2 million.