Pre-solicitation Report Development. The development of a pre-solicitation report for submission involves a broad range of activities that may run concurrent to the high-level and detailed-level screening phases. In consultation with the Project Committee, the Secretary shall determine: The tasks required for the development of a pre-solicitation report; and The responsible parties within the Department. The development of a pre-solicitation report containing all elements required in State Finance and Procurement Article, §10A-201(b)(1), Annotated Code of Maryland may entail a variety of tasks, including but not limited to: Analyses and documentation, including some or all of the following categories: Scope, design concepts, and phasing schedules; Compliance with federal and State environmental planning requirements; Technical and financial feasibility analyses; Evaluation of operations and maintenance requirements; Asset lifecycle costs and revenue estimates; Risk assessment of key asset delivery elements; In the event that a Public-Private Partnership delivery method may have a potential impact on existing State employees, analysis of potential impact and potential options for mitigating the impact; and Other analyses determined to be necessary to determine appropriateness, viability, and effectiveness of a Public-Private Partnership delivery method. Issuing public requests for information to obtain additional information that may help the Department to confirm or refine key assumptions; and Organizing public industry forums to obtain additional knowledge that may help the Department confirm or refine key assumptions. In the event that the proposed Public-Private Partnership delivery method may have a potential impact on State employees, the Department shall arrange for meetings between the Secretary and appropriate bargaining unit representatives, if any, for a preliminary discussion of potential impact and potential options for mitigating that impact. The Department may not issue a public notice of solicitation for a Public-Private Partnership until: A pre-solicitation report concerning the proposed Public-Private Partnership is submitted to the Comptroller, the State Treasurer, the Budget Committees, and the Department of Legislative Services in accordance with State Finance and Procurement Article, §10A-201(a), Annotated Code of Maryland that contains the information required by State Finance and Procurement Article, §10A-201(b)(1), Annotated Code of Maryland; and The Department has sought and received the official designation by the Board of Public Works of the public infrastructure asset as a Public-Private Partnership and approval of the solicitation method.