Senators were unanimous in passing the Electronic Monitoring Act 2011 which allows authorities to monitor the movements of those on bail, probation and parole using Internet, cellular and GPS technology.And Government defended the tendering process to run the programme as fair and open.The Opposition questioned why it took so long to get the legislation in place. “I think it’s dragged on too long,” said Senator Michael Dunkley.Independent Senator Joan Dillas Wright said she saw numerous benefits to the programme. “When an offender is on bail they can work, they can support their families,” she said. “So I can see a number of benefits that can arise out of this.”Questions had been raised in Parliament by One Bermuda Alliance MP Mark Pettingill about the tendering process.But yesterday, Attorney General Kim Wilson, backed by Senators David Burt and Jonathan Smith, insisted that the process had been fair.“It was a tendering process which was open, people responded to the RFP and the successful vendor was the lowest bidder.“I cannot understand why there were concerns.”Sen Smith noted that the Attorney General had confirmed the process was fair just four days after the concerns were raised.