Assessing the Candidates—Lines of Communication

The first step in assessing the candidate tollers is to notify the candidates they are being considered for this toll, and determine their interest in further evaluation. Pending mutual interest in further consideration, the companies must establish lines of communication with commercial representatives, technical/manufacturing representatives, and health, safety and environmental (HS E) representatives. There may be one person in a candidate company that funnels the communication from these three groups or several, especially if the HS E function is split. Tollers should recognize these discrete needs and be prepared to respond accurately and efficiently to enhance their merited consideration. 

Companies experienced in assessing candidate tollers typically have some type of assessment questionnaire used to collect data. The assessment questionnaire is useful because it provides a relatively inexpensive tool to collect a standard set of data. 

Questionnaires can be customized for each application. Such a questionnaire is commonly used as follows  

Some companies have more detailed forms for the site visit. One example of an assessment questionnaire is provided in Appendix A, Sample Toller Pre-Assessment Qjiestionnaire. 

In the example in Appendix A, candidate tollers are asked to respond to twelve topic areas  

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