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TO IMMEDIATE D.0.1 TELNO.INDUS 123 OF 11 SEPTEMBER 78.
YOUR INDUS 193 : EHV TRANSMISSION SYSTEM.
1. I HAD ALREADY MADE THE POINTS IN YOUR PARAS 3(A) AND 3(B)
TO SIDNEY GORDON AND HAVE NOW TOLD BARRETT THAT WHILE WE WOULD FIND IT IMPOSSIBLE TO GIVE A COMPREHENSIVE BREAKDOWN OF ALL UNIT PRICES, WE CAN HELP TO IDENTIFY THE CONSTITUENT PARTS WHICH MAKE UP THE BID.
2. BARRETT AND HIS TEAM ARE NOW PREPARING THEIR REQUEST FOR
PRICE BREAKDOWN WHICH THEY NEED MAINLY FOR PRICE COMPARISON PURPOSES. HOWEVER HE HAS TOLD ME ON THE TELEPHONE THAT HE
WILL CERTAINLY NEED TO KNOW THE NUMBER OF TOWERS, SWITCHGEAR INSTALLATIONS AND CABLE DISTANCES IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO COMPARE LIKE WITH LIKE PLUS SEPARATE PRICES FOR EACH ELEMENT OF THE PACKAGE, 1.E., THE OVERHEAD LINE TOWERS, CABLES, TRANSFORMERS AND SWITCHGEAR,
3. I SHOULD HAVE PREFERRED TO DELAY THIS TELEGRAM UNTIL THE CLP TELEX THEIR FORMAL REQUEST. BUT IT MAY NOT MEET YOUR DEADLINE AND I HAVE JUST BEEN INSTRUCTED BY THE ARMY DOCTOR TO TAKE TO MY BED ON ACCOUNT OF BRONCHITIS. MORRISON WILL TELEGRAPH THE FULL TEXT OF CLP'S REQUIREMENTS AS SOON AS IT ARRIVES.
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