CO129-577-7 Water Supply- Tai Lam Chung Valley reservoir 8-8-1939 - 26-1-1940 — Page 23

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the firm visits the Colony. It is even possible that they

may ask for further information before leaving for

Hong Kong. In these circumstances it is desirable that

all the data that may be available should be sent home

for the consideration of the Consulting Engineers as

quickly as possible.

4.

Messrs. Binnie, Deacon & Gourley, in their letter

of the 3rd January, outline the terms which they would

propose to charge if engaged as Consulting Engineers for

the scheme and, in compliance with our request, they have

quoted a separate fee for the following possible services:-

(a) Visit of a partner to Hong Kong and

subsequent report on the project.

(b) Preparation of detailed drawings, specification,

contract documents etc. sufficient to permit the work to be proceeded with after the war either by contract or departmental construction.

(c) An inclusive fee to cover all services on the

assumption that the Consulting Engineers would be responsible for the design and subsequent execution of the project.

The fees suggested are similar to those which were paid

to them for their services in connection with the

Shing Mun Valley project with the exception that it is

now proposed to include the cost of supervising the work

in the expenditure upon which the fees will be based. In

the Shing Mun Valley scheme it was agreed that fees should

not be charged on the cost of supervision although normally

such expenditure is included. Due to a varying rate of

exchange between the £ and the %, a lump sum fee was

subsequently agreed to based upon the estimated cost. We

think the fees now proposed are reasonable.

5. We are retaining for the present the diagram and

plan which accompanied your letter of the 22nd December.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your obedient, Servant,

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for Crown Agents.