4. FOR YOUR OWN INFORMATION, SWAN OF CEGB TOLD ME ON SATURDAY THAT REED OF CLP HAD BEEN ASKING FOR UNIT PRICES OF A BAY OF SWITCHGEAR, TRANSFORMERS, REACTORS, THE G.E.C SWITCHGEAR PRICE-
AS OPPOSED TO A REYROLLE SWITCHGEAR PRICE AND
A FERRANTI TRANSFORMER PRICE AS OPPOSED TO A HAWKER SIDDLEY
PRICE. I TOLD SWAN THAT HE SHOULD DO WHAT HE CAN TO WARN CLP THAT SUCH A DETAILED BREAKDOWN IS UNLIKELY TO BE MADE AVAILABLE.
AT THE MOMENT BARRETT HAS NOT ASKED FOR MORE THAN SET OUT IN
PARA.2 ABOVE.
5. I CAN OF COURSE BE CONTACTED AT HOME, TELEPHONE 5-96701.
6. SINCE DICTATING THE ABOVE, BROOKS HAS TELEPHONED TO SAY THAT THE CLP TELEX WILL BE READY WITHIN TWO HOURS, HE ASKED ME
TO SAY THAT CLP'S ON SITE WORK IS SEVERELY HAMPERED BY THE ABSENCE OF THE CEGB ENGINEERING STAFF REQUESTED IN MY TELEGRAM INDUS 106. HE POINTS OUT THAT UNLESS CLP RECEIVE REPLACEMENT HELP FOR THE CEGB ENGINEERS WHO WERE WORKING HERE DURING THE SUMMER, THEY WILL BE UNABLE TO CONTINUE THE PREPARATORY WORK NEEDED BY BALFOUR BEATTY. CAN WE NOT TREAT THIS AS A SEPARATE
EXERCISE TO THE CEGB CONSULTANCY SERVICE OFFERED IN THE PACKAGE, IF NECESSARY ON A REPAYMENT BASIS ? FROM MY CONVERSATIONS WITH SWAN IT APPEARS THAT THERE MAY BE A DIFFERENCE OF INTERPRETATION OF PARA.2.4.2 OF THE MINUTES OF HAVELOCK AND HOWARD'S MEETING WITH CLP ON 16 MARCH. BROOKS IS IN EFFECT SAYING THAT SWAN AND
BREALEY ARE HERE TO ASSIST IN EVALUATION OF TENDERS' BUT WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THE PROVISION OF DEDICATED ENGINEERING ASSISTANCE (BOTH IN U.K AND HONG KONG) AS NECESSARY TO CO-ORDINATE
CLP REQUIREMENTS DURING THE PREPARATION OF SPECIFICATIONS'' HE IS CLEARLY WORRIED ABOUT THE GAP IN CLP'S RESOURCES.
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