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ANNEX A TO XCS(75) |
XCS(73)12
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· MEMORANDUM FOR EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT
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Introduction
On 31st July 1973 after considering memorandum XCS(73)8 (a copy of which is at Annex A), Honourable Members advised and the Governor ordered, inter alia:
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(a)
(b)
that in principle the single-contract approach (i.e. awarding the contract for construction and equipment to one consortium) be adopted for the first four stages of the Mass Transit Railway:
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that further exchanges be entered into with the four Consortia listed in paragraph 8 of the memorandum, Hos with a view to bringing at least one of them up to the
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that the Steering Group be authorised to select the consortia with which to enter into actual negotiations, subject to the proviso that the final selection of a particular consortium would not be made without further reference to Executive Council.
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In accordance with the above decisions, the Mass Transit Steering Group held a further round of meetings with the four consortia in London and Tokyo. At these meetings, the Steering Group:
(a)
conveyed to the consortia the Government's decisions;
(b)
(c)
explained to them the Government requirements for a single-contract arrangement (i, e. Annex F to memorandum XCS(73)8), .with particular emphasis on the ceiling price concept and the $5,000 million limit on the ceiling price;
sought from each consortium an indication as to whether they would be prepared to negotiate a contract on the basis of the Government's requirements.
In the event, all four consortia confirmed their continued interest in bidding for the contract for the project.
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