Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Prior to putting out the furniture tender for the Legislative Assembly, the furniture design process took over 20 months of research and development. Some of the criteria established for the standards to select the furniture were the quality and durability of the construction and the ease of installation; simple basic design; freedom from current fads or details; an off the shelf system for inventory reasons; furniture additions easy to match
to the existing furniture; wood product to compliment the building design element; and, it was supposed to be in the medium price range. A number of furniture systems were examined and considered to be appropriate quality. The technical standard which was established meets the above criteria.
The REFF product was chosen because of the availability to replace damaged furniture. They carry it in stock and you just have to order it. That stock is supposed to be there in the future. Thank you.