(1) (a) What criteria is being used to select contractors for tender for the upgrading of the first ten roads in the North West, (b) what are the closing dates for the submission of tender applications for each road, (c) what is the tender value for each road and (d) what is the time frame for the completion of each road; (2) whether the tender processes have already started; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) what is the total amount that has been set aside in the budget for the (a) rehabilitation and (b) rebuilding of the roads in the province?