Provision of Legal Services to the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board

The NPHDB (the “Board”) entered into a contract with McCann FitzGerald LLP for Legal Services in connection with the New Children's Hospital in March 2018 (the “Contract”). The Contract was awarded following a mini- tender competition conducted pursuant to an OGP Framework Agreement for General legal Services (Lot 1) published on eTenders in August 2015. The Contract is for the duration of the construction phase of the New Children’s Hospital, which at the time of entering into the contract with McCann FitzGerald LLP was expected to take 50 months. However, the services of McCann FitzGerald LLP will be required by NPHDB to assist with legal matters beyond the official opening of the New Childrens Hospital. The Board is of the view that the Contract and tender documents for the competition made provision for or flagged in a sufficiently clear and precise manner that the term of the Contract would match the programme for delivery of the NCH including any prolonged period of construction.