(1) Is he aware that his department awarded the tender to construct a new runway, taxiways and apron, including associated airfield electrical works at the Somerset East Airfield in the Eastern Cape to the second highest bidder; if not, why not; if so, why was this done; (2) did his department negotiate a reduced bid amount with the successful tenderer (name furnished); (3) why did his department not (a) consider and (b) accept any of the other bids which were considerably (i) lower and (ii) submitted by local contractors; (4) (a) who are the owners of the specified successful contracting firm and (b) what attributes does the specified firm have that swayed his department to award the specified tender to the specified firm?