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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I am sure in the end it will come down to how much
you want their involvement and how much they want your business.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Peter</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, March 19, 2010 9:52
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Bell Historians]
Whitechapel charges</DIV>
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<P>Peter Trent wrote:<BR>> I am not suggesting that it is a substitute for
a S E's report just <BR>that<BR>> of all the necessary requirements of a
DAC £80 is not a huge amount to <BR>> pay and even if all your tenderers
charged similarly they jointly <BR>> wouldn't be as expensive as many of
the other individual professional <BR>> fees involved. As you say, other
firms don't charge or the trustees <BR>> would have to pay out even more
and if Whitechapel get the contract you <BR>> get your £80 back
anyway<BR><BR>Golly Peter, if I was a supplier I would love customers like
<BR>you,prepared to give your hard earned cash away for nothing.<BR><BR>We
don't expect any advice on this matter. We doubt the
<BR>bellhangers/<WBR>foundries will be able to tell us much more than we
already <BR>know. We have a job to be done which we have specified. We are
<BR>offering companies an opportunity to quote. It is hard to understand
<BR>why we should pay one for the privilege of being able to bid for our
<BR>business.<BR><BR>Richard<BR></P></DIV><!-- end group email --></BODY></HTML>