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TELNO.CREDA 57 OF 8 FEBRUARY.
FOR ROYCE,
MY CREDA 54 : MTRC CONTRACT 359..
1. I HAVE BEEN EMBARRASSED TO FIND THAT MY CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION ON THE LIKELY AWARD OF CONTRACT 339 WAS PASSED TO BALFOUR BEATTY.
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2. FOLLOWING TELEPHONE CALLS FROM MOSS IN CROYDON AND POYNTON (BALFOUR BEATTY'S REPRESENTATIVE IN TAIWAN WHO HAS BEEN THEIR MAIN CONTRACT WITH THE MTRC), I HAVE AGAIN SPOKEN TO THOMPSON. HE TELLS ME, IN THE STRICTEST CONFIDENT WHICH MUST ON NO ACCOUNT TE REVEALED TO BALFOUR BEATTY, THAT AT THE BOARD MEETING ON FEBRUARY 5, A POSITIVE DECISION WAS TAKEN IN FAVOUR OF SIEMENS. HOWEVER, AT HIS PERSONAL REQUEST, THE BOARD DEFERRED AN ANNOUNCEMENT SO THAT HE COULD TRY TO CLARIFY SIEMEN'S POSITION
THOMPSON ASSURED ON FINANCIAL ASPECTS OF OTHER MINOR CONTRACTS. ME THAT NO LATE CHANGES, COMMERCIAL OR FINANCIAL, AFFECTING CONTRACT 359 CAN BE ACCEPTED FROM EITHER SIEMENS OR BALFOUR BEATTY. HE EXPECTS AN ANNOUNCEMENT EARLY TOMORROW.
3. IT LOOKS AS IF THE FINAL ASSESSMENT OF DALFOUR BEATTY'S BID ON TECHNICAL, COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL GROUNDS WAS THAT IT WAS NOT
{ SUFFICIENTLY ATTRACTIVE TO JUSTIFY CHANGING CONTRACTORS. UNDERSTAND THAT THE CONTRACT WOULD HAVE BEEN WORTH ABOUT POUNDS STERLING THREE MILLION OF WHICH ONE POINT FIVE MILLION WAS U.K CONTENT.
4. I HAVE INFORMED POYNTON THAT I HAVE BEEN TOLD FORMALLY BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE MTRC THAT NO FURTHER REPRESENTATIONS ON DEHALF OF SALFOUR BEATTY CAN BE ENTERTAINED BECAUSE ALL BIDDING HAS CEASED. I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD NOT GO BEYOND
I AM SORRY NOT THIS IN SPEAKING TO BALFOUR BEATTY IN THE UK. TO BE ABLE TO HELP FURTHER.
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