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2 6 JUL 1978
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TRED (2)
TO IMMEDIATE B T C HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO INDUS 147 OF 25 JULY.
FOR MARCH FROM THORNTON, EPT 1 TRANSMISSION SYSTEM
1. SF6 SWITCHGEAR MAURICE BIRD, CHIEF ELECTRICAL ENGINEER, KENNEDY AND DONKIN, PLANS TO TRAVEL ON FRIDAY 28 JULY AND REQUIRES ACCOMMODATION FROM SATURDAY 29TH (SIC) TO WEDNESDAY 2ND AUGUST INCLUSIVE. PLEASE MAKE RESERVATIONS AS AGREED AT THE HONG KONG HOTEL, AND CONFIRM SOONEST. HIS C V, WHICH YOU MAY WISH TO SHOW STONES, FOLLOWS IN M IFT.
2. WE ARE HAVING A FIRST MEETING WITH K AND D TOMORROW ON RECONCILING PRICES WITH BALFOUR BEATTY'S BID. IN ADDITION, K AND D WILL PROVIDE A DRAFT STATEMENT OF THEIR TERMS OF REFERENCE ON THE SF6 SWITCHGEAR REPORT, FOR USE AS NECESSARY NEXT WEEK, SINCE THEY BELIEVE STONES HAS MISUNDERSTOOD THEM. IN PARTICULAR, K AND D WILL NOT IN THIS CONTEXT HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY ON PRICE (THOUGH FOR YOUR OWN INFORMATION THIS IS AS EXPECTED GOING TO BE THE MAJOR POINT OF DIFFICULTY IN THE ABOVE RECONCILIATION), NOR ON THE SPECIFICATIONS WHICH THEY AND THE SWITCHGEAR MANUFACTURERS WERE INSTRUCTED (BY CLP/CEGB) TO WORK TO.THEIR REMIT WAS SOLELY ON THE EQUIPMENT'S TECHNICAL ACCEPTABILITY.
3. EVALUATION OF TRANSMISSION PACKAGE: CERTAIN PEOPLE AT CEGB APPEAR TO THINK THAT THEIR PART OF THE (TECHNICAL) EVALUATION OF BALFOUR'S BID FOR CLP IS TO BE CARRIED OUT IN HONG KONG, NOT IN THE U.K. AS WAS THE CASE FOR THE POWER STATION PACKAGE AND AS HAD BEEN INCLUDED IN THEIR BUDGET. LUCK AT BEI HAS NO DIRECT KNOWLEDGE OF THIS BUT IT IS APPARENTLY ALLEGED THAT IT WAS REQUESTED BY CLP AND CONCEDED BY HAVELOCK DURING HIS VISIT. CEGB STAFF ARE SAID TO BE VIRTUALLY STANDING BY TO GO.
4. WE HAVE NO RECORD OF SUCH A REQUEST, FAR LESS OF ITS ACCEPTANCE, AND MY RECOLLECTION OF DISCUSSION BETWEEN HAVELOCK AND LUCK WHEN THE QUESTION WAS RAISED AFTER HAVELOCK'S RETURN DOES NOT SUPPORT IT.
5. DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING OF THIS? THE ADDITIONAL EXPENSE, IF ACCEPTED, WOULD PRESUMABLY FALL TO US AS PRE-CONTRACTUAL EXPENDITURE, AND WE SHOULD THEREFORE NEED TO BE SATISFIED IT WAS NECESSARY. IN FACT, SINCE THE PEOPLE INVOLVED IN SUCH EVALUATION ARE BASED HERE, TO CARRY IT OUT IN HONG KONG SEEMS VERY WASTEFUL.
6. UNLESS YOU CAN CONFIRM THAT STONES HAS RAISED THIS, AND THAT HAVELOCK HAS CONCEDED IT (OR YOU BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE CONCEDED) 1 PROPOSE CONFIRMING TO BEI THAT WE SHALL TAKE NO ACTION UNLESS AND UNTIL CLP'S DESIRE AND REASONS FOR EVALUATION IN HONG KONG ARE MADE DIRECTLY CLEAR TO US THEY SHOULD MEANWHILE ASSUME EVALUATION IN THE U.K.
7. DO YOU KNOW WHETHER CLP HAVE YET ENGAGED ELECTROWATT FOR COMMERCIAL ASSESSMENT OF THE BALFOUR BID, OR INTEND TO?
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